to subsist; to keep on living
of course; certainly; naturally
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to have a talk; to tell a story
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
commencing with; including
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
restoration; repair; mending
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
available; enabled; can be used; may be used
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
January; first month of the lunar calendar
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible