leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
father; dad; husband; you; he
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
moderation; self-restraint; temperance
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
prescription; formulation; formula; recipe
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
future (usually near); prospects
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
hospitalization; hospitalisation
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
perfect; complete; flawless
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
only; merely; just; at most; no more than