rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
just a minute; small quantity
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
to surface; to come to the top; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
the person heretofore mentioned; that person
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
to exert oneself greatly; to take pains
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
entreaty; solicitation; earnest request
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
university (college) professor
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
near; close; beside; third person
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to badger; to pester; to beg
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start
valuable article; valuables
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
Mecca; Makkah; mecca; centre for some field or activity (center)
to have a reason; to have an excuse
women's obi with a different colour on each side; facing each other; being opposite; (arch.) informing each other; (arch.) coming to terms with one another
the same; the said; likewise
overcrowding; crowded; congestion
dedication; presentation; gift