miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
the other day; a few days ago
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
brokerage; brokerage firm; broking house; securities company
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
comfort; consolation; diversion