to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
matter causing distress; something causing worry
follower; attendant; valet; servant
otherwise; if not; or else
retainer; attendant; escort
to keep a house; to run a household
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
way; method; means; resource; course
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
even if; even though; wow
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
race (of people); type of person
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
death in madness; dying insane
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening