to be helpful; to be useful
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
every year; yearly; annually
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
from here; from this place
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to become sodden; to swell up; to become lazy
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
completely unknown; unexpected; having no clue about
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
way (of doing); manner; method; means
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to sniff out; to catch the scent of
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
this is why; this means; it is the case that
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
great benefactor; person to whom one is greatly indebted
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished