paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
that field; the authorities (esp. the police)
strong person; the strong; the powerful
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
position; job; employment; opening
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
after that (a substantive change occurred)
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
large amount of money; great cost
to be parted from; to be separated
one's sister-in-law; stepsister (elder)
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
adverse circumstances; adversity
lottery; tombola; drawing
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
psychic trauma; psychological trauma
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
fruit of one's labor; result of one's efforts
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to pay attention; to be watchful
to repeatedly admonish; to tell over and over
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
hospitality industry; service trade (hotel and restaurant); service industry
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)