dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
one day; (on) a certain day
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
(a) slight; disrespect; making light (of); neglect
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to accept; to receive; to agree
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank)
bitter experience (ordeal)
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous