so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
useful thing; usable article
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
how long; how far; how much
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
that's the way it is; such is life
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to incur someone's enmity
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
really; truly; indeed; good grief
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
this world; this life; world of the living
number one; first; best; most; game; round
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit