prejudice; bias; warped view; jealousy; inferiority complex
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
being empty-handed; bare hands (in a fight); being penniless
to degenerate; to lapse into
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
if things go wrong; if the worst happens
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
tenderhearted; faint of heart
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
leading player; prima donna; box-office star; best item one has (to show); one's sole Sunday best; one's single area of expertise
of established reputation; fully established; (universally) recognized; acknowledged; leading
principal occupation; core business
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
everything; anything; nothing
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
don't you think?; indicates question
serious; severe; grave; acute
millionaire; one's superior; one's elder; (arch.) virtuous and gentle person; (arch.) female owner of a whorehouse in a post town; (arch.) chief of a post town
best pupil; leading disciple
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)