rather than; more ... than ...
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
sympathy; compassion; pity
service business (hotels, restaurants, etc.); service industry; hospitality industry
arrogant; haughty; insolent
to declare confidently; to declare proudly; to declare dramatically; to strike a pose (for dramatic effect)
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to people
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
first time; first; initial
success; boom; being well-attended (of an event); prosperity
base of the tongue; root of the tongue
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
forgetting; lapse of memory
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
student (esp. a university student)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important