regret; repentance; remorse
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
band-man (member of a musical band); bandsman
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
bill (at a restaurant); check
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
planned; scheduled; systematic
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
story; tale; talk; discussion