living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
meaning; significance; sense
head; brains; intellect; understanding
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
reconstruction; reorganization; reorganisation; reconstitution; reconfiguration
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
summer vacation; summer holidays
in comparison to; rather than
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
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)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit