excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
there is nothing; having nothing
floriculture; flower gardening
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
profit; earnings; stroke of luck
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
sticking to one thing (method, principle, objective, etc.); never deviating from; persisting with; one's sole talent; one's only forte
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
money loser; high-cost, low-return project
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
source of one's livelihood; one's bread and butter
fascination; captivation; charm; lure; allurement
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to increase; to add to; to augment
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor