contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to shout (in anger); to yell
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
regret; repentance; remorse
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
yearned for; longed for; missed
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
will not do; do not; does not
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
one eye; one of one's eyes
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
preface; introduction; preamble
and; thereupon; because of that
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
unconditionally; as a rule
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant