bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
it is not (like that) either
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
originally; by nature; from the start
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to underrate; to make light of
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
pride; boast; credit (to)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
should; must; -able; probably; likely
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to complain; to make a complaint
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
ordinary citizen; the general public
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)