to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
depression; recession; slump
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
striking; remarkable; considerable
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
tendency; trend; inclination
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
income; receipts; revenue
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
being once divorced; one-time divorcee; (lit.) one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
indeed; really; truly; very much
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
glacial period; glacial epoch; glacial era; tough period; drought (of opportunities, jobs, etc.)
so; like this; in this way
difficult to ...; hard to ...
society; the world; the times
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement