cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
meaning; significance; sense
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF); lieutenant (Navy); flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
principal occupation; core business
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
need; want; necessity; expenses; cost
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
to be too numerous; to be too much
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
reward; recompense; tip; conveyance charge; packhorse charge
good bye; I'm off; see you later
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
closeted maiden; carefully raised girl from a well-to-do family
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse