fair and square; open and aboveboard
beginning; outset; first; onset
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to apologize; to apologise
to be silent; to say nothing
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
very bad condition; (in) terrible form; serious slump
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
infant; baby; little child