father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
ought to (verb); should (verb)
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
food expenses; money for food; charge for board
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
cold-bloodedness; coldheartedness
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
firm promise; definite promise
optimism; taking an optimistic view
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
price; cost; value; worth; value
to require the care of others; to need to be looked after; to be troublesome; to be a nuisance; to be a handful
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
object of romantic interest; potential love interest
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
even more; still more; further
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
completely; entirely; absolutely; not at all; not in the least
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety
one color; one kind; one tendency; being the sole mood, sentiment, focus of attention, etc.
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
trivial; not amounting to much
to tame (an animal); to domesticate
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
secondary; of secondary importance