difficult to hear; hard to hear; unpleasant to hear; painful to hear; difficult to ask
unfair; unjust; wrongful; improper; unreasonable; unwarranted
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
bed and food; eating and sleeping
food, clothing and shelter; necessities of life
lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to bring back; to restore
foster parent; foster parents; (pet) caretaker
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
ordinary person; unenlightened person
labor; labour; manpower; working force
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down); count (of radioactivity)
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
including (a cost) in a total calculation; appropriating (a sum of money); recording; allocating; booking
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
ability; capability; competence; skill
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously