basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
general; popular; common; typical
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
indicate reason; infers some protest
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
reward; recompense; tip; conveyance charge; packhorse charge
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
repaying a debt after achieving success; promise to repay a debt after achieving success
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
considerably; fairly; quite
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
one's possessions; ownership
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back