year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
in that way; thus; so; so?
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
university hospital; teaching hospital
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
any more; any further; any better; any longer
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing