to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
world; society; people; the public
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
notice; attention; observation
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
strong pressure; heavy pressure
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?