to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
staying behind; remaining; residual
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
curse; spell; malediction
predation; eating prey; preying upon
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
Western goods; Western things; imported goods
bad influence; negative influence
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make
to like; to love; to be fond of
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
one's physical safety; personal security
faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
value; worth; virtue; blessing
to complain; to lodge a complaint
blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
running aground; being stranded; grounding; beaching
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
flight; desertion; escape
extremely bothersome; extremely tiresome; extremely troublesome; very tedious
as planned; according to plan