to be of help; to be useful; to go toward
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
scrap; junk; waste material
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
determination; resolution
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to fall ill; to be taken ill
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
second hand clothes shop; somebody who sells second hand clothes
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
useless; vain; aimless; idle
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
breadwinner; biggest earner
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
the future; future prospects
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
if you think about it; come to think of it
disparity of wealth; wealth inequality; social inequality
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
special training; intensive training; crash course
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
to make a success in life
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
as usual; as is one's habit
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to have an idea; to have a clue