year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to entertain; to make welcome
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
at least; at most; (even) just
independence; self-reliance
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to start working; to take action
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
way of speaking; intimation
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
family; members of a family
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)