central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
considerably; greatly; a lot
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
it is I who should say so
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
beginning; outset; first; onset
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to apologize; to apologise
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state