sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
(social) class; rank; grade
custom; habit; customary practice
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
advanced level; high grade; senior
direct control; direct supervision
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
such ... as; or some such
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
study; research; investigation
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
internal conditions; true state of affairs
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
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
selection; choice; option
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
general; popular; common; typical