modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
however; nevertheless; but; and yet; whereas; while
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to look down on; to make light of
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
public and private; official and personal; government and people
foreign; abroad; overseas
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
in proportion to; just as much as
unselfishness; wanting little
food and clothing; livelihood; living; to feed and clothe
considerably; fairly; quite
minor success; small success
to be contented; to be at ease
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation