funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
to fold up; to fold into layers
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
dilapidated house; deserted house
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
dwelling; house; residence; address
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
income; receipts; revenue
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
complete; whole; perfect; safe
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
recommendation; endorsement
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
very; extremely; excessively
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
major subject; special study
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
in this way; thus; such; uh...