(how) many times; (how) often
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
sympathy; compassion; pity
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to close the door (to); to shut the door (to); to exclude
intellectual class; educated class; intelligentsia
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
is something that; is that which
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
root; source; origin; cause
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
overlooking; turning a blind eye
social; societal; societary
study; research; investigation
at that time; in those days
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
theatre; theater; playhouse
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical