it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
honourable poverty; honorable poverty
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
experimental stage; experimental phase
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
benefiting from the fame or influence of a parent; riding a parent's coat-tails
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
retreating figure; appearance from behind
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
labor; labour; exertion; diligent service
carriage; movement (of the body)
partially consumed drink; partially consuming a drink
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
to be itching to put one's skills to use
in the same way as; just like
different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)
not necessarily so; is not always true
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to polish up; to shine up
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
herbal tea; herb tea; tisane
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)