a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
now that; since; so long as; because
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
to pile up; to accumulate
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
infant; baby; little child
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
(death from) starvation; starving to death
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
(some) more; even more; longer; further
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)