to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
you; (arch.) your residence
memory; sense; experience
senility; dotage; decrepitude
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
arbitrarily; of its own accord; without asking; voluntarily; willfully; as one pleases
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
thought; consideration; thinking
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
Qing dynasty (of China; 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
when it becomes; when it comes to
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to be kind to; to treat kindly
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
decision; determination; resolution
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise