to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
telephone call; telephone (device)
story; tale; talk; discussion
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
to look around; to take a view of
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to smile with one's whole face; to squint
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
beginning; outset; first; onset
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
application; request; petition
document; official papers
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
to go through formalities
one day; (on) a certain day