to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
serious; severe; grave; acute
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
blood vessel; blood relationship
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
duty; obligation; responsibility
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
tone (of voice); manner of talking
reality; actuality; hard fact
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
by myself; in person; by oneself
commencing with; including
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
collateral family; subsidiary line; affiliate; coset
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
but; however; provided that
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
doing whatever one pleases
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street