to shake one's head (in denial)
you can't rely on parents and money to stay around forever; money comes and goes; so do parents
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
tediously; repetitively; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
speech and conduct; words and deeds
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
simply; merely; only; solely
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
(in) his way; peculiar to him
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
while; even though; despite
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
amount of money; sum of money
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
holder of a title deed; stock holder; lease holder