painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
invitation; introduction; temptation
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
(not) even once; (not) ever
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
regret; repentance; remorse
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
so; like this; in this way
to recall; to remember; to recollect
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to