on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
income; receipts; revenue
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to come to one's senses; to recover consciousness; to feel relieved; to feel relaxed
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
charging (electrically); electrification
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to begin (emphatically); to launch; to embark on
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to stiffen; to become stiff
nervousness; oversensitivity
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
pair; the two; both persons; both things
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to happen to hear; to overhear
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float