salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to be needed; to be wanted
lately; recently; nowadays
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
by means of; due to; because of; according to
laws regulating expenditures; sumptuary edicts; thrift ordinance
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
consequence; outcome; result; blame
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
such; like that; in that way
go that far; to that extent
sympathy; compassion; pity
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
explanation; interpretation
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery