severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
how many years; how long; what year
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
company; corporation; workplace
in that way; thus; so; so?
business world; business circles; (the) industry
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
god-like existence; person far higher (in hierarchy, etc.) than oneself
trivial; not amounting to much
no!; no no!; no, not at all
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
opening and shutting; opening and closing
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
head over heels; headlong; head first
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
question; question (mark)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
ago; since; before; previous
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
compilation; editing; recording