worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
that's the way it is; such is life
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
to dis; to diss; to disrespect; to speak ill of; to criticize; to disparage
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
although; though; despite the fact that ...
to subsist; to keep on living
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
pregnancy; conception; gestation
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
influence; effect; impact
way; method; means; resource; course
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage; half (of a game); halfback; 9-hole half (of a round)
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then