where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
bed and food; eating and sleeping
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
scattered; separated; dispersed
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
run-down shabby house; (arch.) rag and scrap merchant
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
in the end; on top of that
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
cost of one's food; one's board
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to become dim; to become blurred
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
to give one's first cry (of a newborn baby); to be born; to come into being; to be formed
infancy; childhood; tender age
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)