use; utilization; utilisation; application
abuse; misuse; perversion
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
amorous glance; leer; shade (of color); tint; ingratiation; sycophancy
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
pyramid; monumental work; landmark achievement
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
office and rank; an official rank
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to dispose of; to sell off
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
labor camp; labour camp; low-quality accommodation for laborers
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
(social) class; rank; grade
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
later on; eventually; afterwards
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included