going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
dismissal (of an employee); discharge; firing; layoff
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
transactions; dealings; business
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
farmer; farming family; farmhouse; School of Agrarianism (China); School of Agronomists
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to flatter; to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to flirt (with; a man); to make eyes (at)
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
subordinate work; assistant; domestic duties; servant; maid
boarding (someone); catering; board; provided meals; cook; caterer
to order; to command; to appoint
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to fire (from a job); to sack; to dismiss
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
dismissal notice; pink slip (US)
the following week; the next week
courteous; decorous; polite
each house; every house; house to house; door to door
regret; repentance; remorse
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
hesitantly; timidly; diffidently
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)