worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
campaign (vote-getting) speech (for a candidate)
100,000; hundred thousand
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to have the privilege of doing
preface; introduction; preamble
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
don't you think?; indicates question
how; in what way; how about; questionable
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
such; like that; that sort of; very
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
large amount of money; great cost
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)