miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
two persons; two people; pair; couple
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
all; entire; whole; altogether
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
loser; defeated person; the defeated
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
still (continuing); as ever; further
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)