to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
great inconvenience; great deal of trouble; big nuisance; royal pain in the behind
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to apologize; to apologise
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
apologies for the crude food
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to lose heart; to lose motivation
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
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 gather; to collect; to assemble
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe