to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
migratory bird; bird of passage
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
to be completely weakened; to be utterly exhausted; to be worn out; to be completely at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be greatly annoyed (by)
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
personal (employee); employed; retained
painter; artist; illustrator
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
just because; even if; even though
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
to subsist; to keep on living
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
carefree; relaxed; comfortable; at one's ease
to have a hard time of it
shady; underhanded; questionable
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder