cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
God; god; ace; king; superior person
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
how; in what way; by what means
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
maid; helper; help; assistance
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
standard; set; routine; decided
don't you think?; indicates question
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)