elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
to work hard; to work diligently
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
small businessman; petty trader
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
in comparison to; rather than
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
originally; by nature; from the start
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
in succession; one after another
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
all; entire; whole; altogether
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish