sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
home area; home town; local
name; given name; first name
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
don't you think?; indicates question
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
please; somehow or other; one way or another
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to attempt; to test; to try out
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
two persons; two people; pair; couple
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
construction; architecture (of buildings)