to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
work-in-progress; working state
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
intention; idea; inclination; wish
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
underwear; underclothes; lingerie; chemise; singlet
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
lightly; easily; carelessly
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
very; greatly; exceedingly
trunk (of the body); soma
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
three; three years of age
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
occupation (i.e. field of regular employment); steady job; regular work
financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss