main question; real issue at hand
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
smallish; on the small side
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
society; public; community; social studies
house where one was born; one's parents' house
death from disease; death from illness
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
manipulation of information; spin
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
illegitimate child (usu. of a nobleman)
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
biological child; one's own child
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
sympathy; compassion; pity
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
excess; surplus; superabundance
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast