to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
than; from; out of; except; but; more
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
night stall; night shop; night fair
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
single-mother household; fatherless family
nightlife districts; drinking districts
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to be worried; to be troubled
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
in that way; thus; so; so?
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
ago; since; before; previous
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
two times; twice; two degrees