I see; that's right; indeed
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
marriageable age; chance of marriage
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
go that far; to that extent
pessimism; disappointment
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to subsist; to keep on living
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
(political) power; authority; influence
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
quite; utterly; really; completely
to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with
research; investigation; enquiry; inquiry; study
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
estimate (of costs); budget
to demand money; to pester; to extort
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
bribe; sweetener; douceur
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
personal; individual; private
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
reason; cause; circumstances
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
settlement; solution; resolution
old body; aged person; elderly person
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good