companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to subsist; to keep on living
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
grasp; catch; understanding
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
sixth day of the month; six days
tenth day of the month; ten days
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
that day; the very same day
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to pick up; to find; to gather
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
plural; multiple; several
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up