concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
with these words; while saying
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
order; command; directions; instructions
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
such; like that; that sort of
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...