with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to be helpful; to be useful
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
blast it!; bloody hell!; by thunder!; you bastard!; god damn you!; motherfucker!
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
man; male; masculine gender
tenement house; row house
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
a few years ago; some years back
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman