honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to join forces; to cooperate
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
it's no joke; gimme a break!
serious; severe; grave; acute
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
man; male; masculine gender
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
should; must; -able; probably; likely
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
woman; female; feminine gender
society; the world; the times
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
participation; joining; entry; adherence
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
electricity; (electric) light
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
time; hour; period; class
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet