shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
starting salary; initial payment
fee; charge; rate; material
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
human relations; personal relationships
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to be pretentious; to put on airs
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)