deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
few decades; many decades; several decades
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
several years; a few years
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to polish up; to shine up
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
way of speaking; intimation
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to shake one's head (in denial)
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)