to employ; to hire; to charter
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
persistence; single-mindedness
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
while; during; while; although; all; both
since one was born; (in) all one's life
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
child from previous marriage; child of a former spouse; stepchild
two things that superficially similar but completely different; night and day; chalk and cheese; (lit.) the Moon and a turtle
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?