grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
store; reserve; stock; savings
world; society; people; the public
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
by the end of this month; before the month is out; in the course of this month
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
manuscript fee; payment for a piece of writing
how; in what way; how about
contract; compact; agreement
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
maid; helper; help; assistance
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
that; the matter in question
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
sweet (voice, fragrance, etc.)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door