long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
though; notwithstanding; although
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
steamship; steamboat; steamer
company; corporation; workplace
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
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 be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration
God; god; ace; king; superior person
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
war; battle; match; game; competition
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
adds force or indicates command
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
and; thereupon; because of that
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)