occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
will not do; do not; does not
all night long; all through the night
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
not caring; not giving a damn
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
parting; separation; farewell
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
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)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
welcome!; nice to see you!
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
no!; no no!; no, not at all
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
like this; this sort; this way