to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to have an eye on; to zero in on
this is why; this means; it is the case that
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
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
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
ago; since; before; previous
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
kitchen table; kitchen counter; working surface
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
self-consciousness; self-awareness
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to peddle (goods); to hawk
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
sales; selling; marketing
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing