life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
like this; this sort; this way
unfairness; injustice; partiality
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
of course; certainly; naturally
to be helpful; to be useful
(economic) depression; recession; slump
finding employment; getting a job
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service
public employee; government employee; public-sector worker; public servant; civil servant
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
society; the world; the times
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
(some) more; even more; longer; further
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
beauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
public telephone; pay phone
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
the public; general public
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)
percussion hammer; firing hammer; cocking piece