-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
suffix for familiar person
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
hospitalization; hospitalisation
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
foreign; abroad; overseas
slave trade; white-slave trade; human trafficking
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
millions; several million; a few million
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but