considerably; fairly; quite
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
large amount of money; great cost
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
by myself; in person; by oneself
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to be silent; to say nothing
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
"professional name" used by hostesses and geisha
name; given name; first name