to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
beginning; outset; first; onset
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
ex-husband; former husband
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
instant; moment; for an instant
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
meaning; significance; sense
time; hour; period; class
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
wedded life; married life
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
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...
to entrust; to leave to a person