to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
postponement; deferment; adjournment
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
whichever one chooses; either way
surely (not); certainly (not)
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
property; fortune; assets
to give; to do (something) for
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
regret; repentance; remorse
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation
to die by the roadside; to die a dog's death
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
rubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone)
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
to be dead; to be lifeless
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)