to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
time; hour; period; class
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen