to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
because of; owing to; due to
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
sorry; excuse me; thank you
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
after that; afterwards; thereafter
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
presence; sitting with; being with
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
president (of a society); chairman
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken