one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
sorry; excuse me; thank you
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
to attack; to assault; to assail
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to look around; to survey
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
object of romantic interest
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
The Little Match Girl (1845 short story by Hans Christian Andersen)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
a person without a single relative
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
fiercely (e.g. of a fire burning); bong-bong (of clock ringing); with repeated bangs (e.g. of fire cracker); striking clock; green young man from a well-to-do family
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to marry into a family of rank; to marry money