so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
ready-made; common-law (wife)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
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)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
to close (one's eyes); to shut
bank; banking institution
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute