management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
electricity; (electric) light
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
connection; linking; linkage; link
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
control; management (e.g. of a business)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to say; to be called; to do
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
(not so) much; (not) very
to be profitable; to yield a profit
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
to become misty; to become hazy
for example; for instance; e.g.
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
danger; peril; hazard; risk
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to subsist; to keep on living
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
in that manner; like that
to feel; to sense; to experience