to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
bye-bye; goodbye; saying goodbye; parting
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
establishment (of a business); founding
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
helping a long-term employee to establish a branch of the same shop
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
three generations; three periods; third generation
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
Qing dynasty (of China; 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
sorry; excuse me; thank you
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady