greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
desire to succeed in life; ambition to make one's mark in the world
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
pamphlet; brochure; leaflet
redoing; doing over again
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
all-nighter; staying up all night
3rd day of the month; three days
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
saltpan; field for drying salt
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
material; materials; data; information; documents
in search of; in order to look for
after that; afterwards; thereafter
going straight home (without first returning to one's workplace); returning home directly
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
successor; replacement; second wife
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
neither arising nor ceasing