how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
company; corporation; workplace
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
seniority by length of service
because of; owing to; due to
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
so; like this; in this way
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
how should I know?; don't ask me
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
problems caused by old people; harm to society by gerontocracy
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
than; from; out of; except; but; more
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone