difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
minutely; in detail; with particular attention
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
for example; for instance; e.g.
auspicious event; celebration
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
3rd day of the month; three days
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
almost every day; almost daily
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
in the city; in the community
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
secret; private; surreptitious
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
large amount of money; great cost
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
all present; all concerned; all of us
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
for the present; for the time being
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism