to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
body heat from several people in close quarters; stuffy air
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
understood; I see; OK; present; here
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
postal delivery; mail delivery; postman; mailman
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become