inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
menial; meanness; servility; abject
staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
24 hours; twenty-four hours
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
man who financially depends on a woman
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
trouble; quarrel; dispute
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
position; location; base; point; site
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
to be dispersed; to get separated
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple