poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
changing clothes; change of clothes
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
sorry; excuse me; thank you
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
name; given name; first name
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
preparation; arrangements
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
God; god; ace; king; superior person
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
that's the way it is; such is life
of course; certainly; naturally
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just