dealing with; coping with
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
24 hours; twenty-four hours
to keep a watchful eye on
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
feeling; sense; impression
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
age thirty; one's thirties
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to attract someone with food
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)