to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to put an end (to); to close the books (on)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
carefree; free from worry
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
instant; moment; for an instant
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
to telephone; to make a phone call
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
ticket barrier; ticket gate; wicket
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
surroundings; environs; circumference
to look around; to survey