it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
tendency; trend; inclination
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
influence (on someone); inspiration
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
chicken meat; fowl; poultry; bird meat
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
price; cost; value; worth; value
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
as a child; when one was a child
home area; home town; local
street stall; stand; booth
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
heap; pile; stack; full measure
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)