prosperity; flourishing; thriving
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
festival; feast; carnival
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to taste; to savor; to relish
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
every year; yearly; annually
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
step; stride; counter for steps
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
drawing and manual arts (school subject)
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
future (usually near); prospects
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
matter causing distress; something causing worry
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing