far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to sell off; to sell completely
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
originally; by nature; from the start
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
by myself; in person; by oneself
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
rather; better; instead; if anything
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
being good-for-nothing; useless person
myself; yourself; I; me; you
so; like this; in this way