direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
failure; mistake; blunder
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
workforce reduction; personnel cut
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
only; merely; but; no more than
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie