serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
regret; repentance; remorse
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
form; shape; figure; visage
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
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.)
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
speech; expression; wording; language
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
"professional name" used by hostesses and geisha
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to be able to manage somehow or another
host club; club that provides male company for female customers
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...