to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
inferior goods; defective product; defective goods
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
world; society; people; the public
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
chance (of success); odds
that's the way it is; such is life
wide place; starting field containing any of the January, March or August 20-point cards
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
shortage of capital; lack of funds; cash flow problem
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
color of water after washing rice (colour)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels