bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
to apologize; to apologise
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
different (from); not the same (as)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
another thing; exception; special case
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
company; corporation; workplace
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to accept; to receive; to agree
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
working adult; full-fledged member of society
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
supporting role (actor); minor role