to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
behind; in the rear; in back
condition; situation; prospects
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation; anatta; anatman; doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
otherwise; or else; if not
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
leaving for the capital; leaving the capital
ought to (verb); should (verb)
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
decision; settlement; definition
to say; to tell; to state; to do
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
don't you think?; indicates question
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
open; public; official; overt
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
it is not (like that) either
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
if you think about it; come to think of it
consent or refusal; yes or no; decision to accept or decline; up or down (vote); assent or dissent; accept or reject
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
letter; missive; note; mail
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to be at wit's end; to be at a loss for what to do
thought; report on one's investigation into ...; deceased father
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience