to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
due form; official; formality
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
junior high school graduate; middle school graduate
to sweat and slave; to toil away
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to be shrewd; to be sharp; to keep your wits about you; (lit.) to pluck out the eye of a live horse
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
livelihood; subsistence; business; trade; profession
carefree; free from worry
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
household economy; family finances
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
clientele; customer stratum
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
physical work; manual labour (labor)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
large biceps; well-developed biceps