thereupon; shortly thereafter
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
to have the privilege of doing
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
another; different; something else
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
main cause; primary factor
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
that's the way it is; such is life
difficult to ...; hard to ...
good at business; having a good head for business; good businessman; shrewd salesman
to take the lead (in doing); to take the initiative; to be the leader
hard struggle; strenuous effort
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)
ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern
few decades; many decades; several decades
to put an end (to); to close the books (on)
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry