bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
food and drink; eating and drinking
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
licensed chef; qualified cook
license; licence; permission; driver's license
putting life into; animating; cheering up
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
alcohol dependency; alcoholism
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
personal bankruptcy; voluntary bankruptcy
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
feeling; sense; impression
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
at first; in the beginning; originally
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
what kind of; what sort of; what
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)