few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
such ... as; or some such
guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
supreme ruler; generalissimo; president (of Taiwan); führer; fuehrer
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
support; backing; aid; assistance
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
finished product; finished goods; completed article
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
well-balanced; considerate; of fine character
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
research expenses; research costs
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist