necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
after that (a substantive change occurred)
originally; by nature; from the start
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
remarkable; striking; obvious
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
finding employment; getting a job
home area; home town; local
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
sour look; surly face; pout
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be
all; entire; whole; altogether
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to detain; to check; to restrain
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to cause someone to worry
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
at that time; in those days
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)