calculation; self-interest; selfishness
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
preference; priority; precedence
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to irritate one; to get on one's nerves
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
at least; at most; (even) just
to forget one's troubles by doing something enjoyable
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
that's the way it is; such is life
complete; whole; perfect; safe
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to be reminded of; to call to mind
optimism; taking an optimistic view
surely (not); certainly (not)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
hypothesis; supposition; assumption