waste of labor or energy; waste of labour; vain effort
waste of effort; thankless task
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
in swarms; in great crowds
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
bargain goods; loss leader; eye-catching goods; featured product
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
another thing; other things; another man's property
of course; certainly; naturally
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
good at business; having a good head for business; good businessman; shrewd salesman
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
line; queue; procession; matrix
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
paper-covered lamp or lantern