large amount of money; great cost
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
calm; composed; cool; quiet
deck cargo; upper layer of goods; extra; to pile on top of
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
selection; choice; option
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
final; eventual; ultimate
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
moaning; muttering; complaining
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify