miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
place; room; margin; scope
battlefield; battleground
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
one's own profits; one's own pockets
to fertilize; to fertilise; to manure; to enrich
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
depending on; dependent on
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
hard-line policy; tough measure
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
taking into consideration; giving consideration (to)
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
old friend; old acquaintance
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
with an extreme cold (i.e. temperature); lonelily; lonesomely; (acting) coldly (toward someone)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality