companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
to take back; to recapture
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
in person; personally; (do) oneself
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
nice; likeable; desirable
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
rubbish; trash; garbage; worthless thing
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
price; cost; value; worth; value
will not do; do not; does not
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
to leave as is; to ignore
trial and tribulation; hardships; privations; difficulties
firm; unshakeable; resolute
to happen to have on hand or in stock
decision; ruling; award; arbitration
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
one's descendants; one's offspring; posterity
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature