near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
genuine article; real thing; real deal
unique; distinctive; novel; different color (colour)
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups; (lit.) (in groups of) threes and fives
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
much less; to say nothing of
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
hack; untrained; incompetent; useless; quack (doctor)
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
at that time; in those days
imagination; supposition; guess
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
to lie in wait; to wait for an opportunity to hurt someone; (lit.) to sharpen one's fangs
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
to be crowded; to be packed; to be busy; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with many things); to be packed (of one's schedule)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with