to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
recommendation; endorsement
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
matter causing distress; something causing worry
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
family; members of a family
to be dispersed; to get separated
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
although I say; although one might say; although called
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
ambitious; motivated; willful
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally