very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making New-Year's decorations; (arch.) preparing fields; (arch.) farming
nothing but; except; no more than
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
name; given name; first name
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
about; on; regarding; per; for every
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
special; particular; peculiar; unique
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
attractiveness; charm; amiability
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
suffix for familiar person
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
tone (of voice); manner of talking
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance