to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
surely; certainly; without doubt
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
father; dad; husband; you; he
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
invention by an employee; employee invention; service invention
cash bonus; reward; bounty
written notification; notification (written)
application; request; petition
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
that is to say; so that means
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
large amount of money; great cost
that's the way it is; such is life
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety