noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
reason; cause; circumstances
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
honourable poverty; honorable poverty
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
treat; banquet; feast; (arch.) running about
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
now that; since; as long as; provided that
single-minded (esp. personality or person); one-track mind
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
(having experienced) many battles
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such