to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
uninhabited island; desert island
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
at least; at most; (even) just
preserving in sugar; food preserved in sugar
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
long ago; already; a long time ago
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
in that way; thus; so; so?
even if not; even without
to subsist; to keep on living
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet