men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
inside one's heart; in one's mind
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
every evening; night after night
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
solo activities (e.g. of a band member); solo work; performing solo; solo career
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
student (esp. a university student)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
part time (school system)
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to approach; to draw near
difficult to ...; hard to ...
prejudice; bias; distorted view
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)