method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
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
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
totally willing; fully motivated
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
orphan; person without friends
markka (former Finnish currency)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
interference; meddling; butting in
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
such; this sort of; like this
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful