to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
imperial sanction; royal charter; chartered (e.g. chartered accountant)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
evil design; crafty plan; plot
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
sudden price jump; steep price rise
people; citizens; subjects; folk
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
rather; better; instead; if anything
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
when it becomes; when it comes to
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)