shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to lie down; to throw oneself down
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
still (continuing); as ever; further
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
how; in what way; how about; questionable
don't you think?; indicates question
to use a stopgap measure to cope with an emergency
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
(find) common (meeting) ground
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
impossible; unlikely; improbable
different thing; another question; different case
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
supply; supplying; replenishment
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
gourmandism; gourmet; gourmand; foodie
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
with the exception of; excepting; excluding