strength; power; proficiency; the strength of ... people; the strength of ... men
prime location (for offices, housing, etc.); best district (in town); excellent piece of land
private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
company name; corporate name
good-quality; superior in quality
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
health; healthy; sound; fit
jumping to a wrong conclusion
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
notary public; scribe; amanuensis
noisily; with loud footsteps; in a crowd; incessantly; all together
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
open; frank; liberal; open-minded
red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter
being in love with each other
of course; certainly; naturally
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
bare livelihood; subsistence
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
old clothes; secondhand clothing
metal fittings; metal fixtures
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence