assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
every year; yearly; annually
January; first month of the lunar calendar
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
branch office; police box; local police station
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to leave something as it is
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
serious; severe; grave; acute
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to do together; to share; to participate in
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
account book; register; ledger
bribe; sweetener; douceur
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)