wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
harmless; innocuous; safe; benign
special; particular; peculiar; unique
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
troublesome; annoying; complicated
infancy; childhood; tender age
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
life; living; I; me; student
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
close; intimate; on good terms
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
one day; (on) a certain day
school building; schoolhouse
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
beyond imagination; unimaginable
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
to be trustworthy; to be credible; to be believable
heir; inheritor; successor
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
essence; true nature; substance; reality
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style