cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
imagination; supposition; guess
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be dejected; to be exhausted; to be tired out
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
boring; dull; uninteresting
regret; repentance; remorse
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
called; known as; that; to say
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
experience; history; record; career
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
beautiful woman; pretty girl; high-quality goods; special article
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
special number; special issue
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no