even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
(since) long ago; for a long time
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
there is nothing; having nothing
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
reputation; respectability
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
bragging; showing off; pride
and yet; though; when; in spite of
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
memory; sense; experience
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
job hunting; job searching
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
making light of; disregarding
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
position; place of employment
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
having a long way to go; having a long road ahead of one; being a long way off; being far off