exceedingly; extremely; decisively
special; particular; peculiar; unique
existence; being; presence
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
as you know; as you are aware
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to be called; to do
older sister; elder sister
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use