to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to accept; to receive; to agree
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
source of one's livelihood; one's bread and butter
to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
wages; pay; rental payment
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated
wounded person; injured person
sick person; patient; invalid
successive occurrence; frequent occurrence; succession (of); series
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
debt trap; debt hell; being in debt up to one's ears
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
only recently; just of late
to be away from home; to be out of the house
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to go bar-hopping; to go on a pub crawl
to be worried; to be troubled
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
sour look; surly face; pout
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
evening; early night hours
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
one's family; family member
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
body; group; party; company; troupe
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless