to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to make a dent in one's purse; to have to pay out of one's own pocket
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
kindness; intimacy; friendship
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
overanxiety; needless worry
possible; likely; probable
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
personal; individual; private
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
1,000,000; one million; million; many
military forces; hosts; troops
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness