anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
money to cover the cost of preparations or arrangements
hall of offerings (at a shrine)
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
first night; first watch of the night; bridal night
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to jump at; to be attracted by
secret; private; surreptitious
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous