while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
property; fortune; assets
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
assistance; backing; reinforcements
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
rather; better; instead; if anything
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
whispering; murmuring; subdued
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
such; this sort of; like this
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
to flare up; to fly into a rage
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
one's own child; one's own children
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
amount of money; sum of money
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency