wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
drama; play; powerful drug
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
at that time; in those days
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute