substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street; populace at large
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
management; administration; operation
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
strange; odd; unusual; eccentric; peculiar
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
chance; opportunity; occasion
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
to stop walking; to pause
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause