birth; creation; formation
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
serious; not joking; straight
letter; missive; note; mail
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
until now; so far; up to the present
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
study; diligence; discount; reduction
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
can't help worrying; besides myself with worry
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
proneness to being ill; being sick a lot; proneness to disease
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
(some) more; even more; longer; further
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
story; tale; talk; discussion
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to apologize; to apologise
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment