to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
somehow or other; for some reason or another
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
end of war; cessation of hostilities
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
survivor's pension or annuity
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
unthinking; thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate
that's the way it is; such is life
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
(not) so much; (not) that much
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to join together; to combine; to join up
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
to shake; to waver; to tremble
being at cross-purposes from the start; getting off on the wrong foot; (lit.) doing up one's buttons wrongly
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo