that's the way it is; such is life
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
as (for); for; in the capacity of
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
wonder drug; miracle cure; elixir
prescription; formulation; formula; recipe
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
real (Brazilian currency)
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
indicate reason; infers some protest
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
capital; funds; seed money; asset
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry