certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
antiquity; the previous era
while alive; during one's lifetime
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
(of a woman) strong-minded; spirited; mannish
to be the ruin of (a person)
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
discovery; detection; finding
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
fellow sufferers pity each other
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
arm; skill; efforts; ability
charming; fascinating; attractive
fast-talking; rapid talking
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
strong-willed; strong of heart
a woman's natural inclination to care for others; big-sisterly disposition
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)