and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
like father, like son; (lit.) you can't fight blood
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
when it becomes; when it comes to
such; like that; that sort of; very
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to have meaning; to be meaningful
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
drinking habitually; being fond of (a drink)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
ago; since; before; previous
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain