body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
unwillingly; reluctantly; against one's will
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
sparing oneself; laziness
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
the place for; the time for; the level of
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
poisoning; kill by poison
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
since one was born; (in) all one's life
in every case; in everything; in all matters
I think (something) won't (something); probably (something) isn't (something)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
last week; the week before
Florence (Italy); Firenze
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to have a talk; to tell a story
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest