to detain; to check; to restrain
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
letter of resignation; request for retirement
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
next term; next period; next version; next release
it is I who should say so
trouble; bother; annoyance
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
rapid development; rapid unfolding
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
sincere; honest; faithful
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
back off!; leave me alone!
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to be bad for health; to affect one's health
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
pregnancy; conception; gestation