honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
that's the way it is; such is life
understood; I see; OK; present; here
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
student (esp. a university student)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to say; to be called; to do
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to set (sun); to become dark
the other day; lately; recently
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to be needed; to be wanted
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
Dostoevskii; Dostoyevskii
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
graduation thesis; bachelor's degree thesis
first and second volume (e.g. of a book); volume one and volume two; book one and book two
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
first volume (in set); volume one; book one
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
to finish reading; to read through
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor