to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
how long; how much; to what extent
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
considerably; greatly; a lot
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
to ask; to enquire; to query
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
elder sister; older female friend
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
father; dad; husband; you; he
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
loudly (wailing, making a noise, etc.)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to turn towards; to point
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
in the same way as; just like
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?