unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
transactions; dealings; business
chief; main; principal; important
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to crack; to develop a crack
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
don't worry about it; forget about it
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
labor; labour; manpower; working force
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
that is to say; so that means
to employ; to hire; to charter
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
wherein; therein; thereinto