to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
like this; in this way; as you see
money-making; earning money
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
pupil; student; schoolchild
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
senior high school; high school
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to fall ill; to be taken ill
really; truly; indeed; good grief
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
warding off evil; protecting against misfortune
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
calamity; misfortune; disaster
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
together; at the same time; same; identical
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
sympathy; empathy; response
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
progress; advance; improvement; development
this world; this life; world of the living