doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
water-based; aqueous; water-soluble
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to talk the night away; to talk all night
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
wood (for building); lumber; timber
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
for example; for instance; e.g.
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
comfort (in living place)
(how) many times; (how) often
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
this world; this life; world of the living
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
evening; early night hours
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)