engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to become fraught with emotion
depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
novel; original; new; innovative
like water; like it grows on trees
opportunity has hair in front, but behind she is bald; opportunity only knocks once
fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
frequent appearance; frequent occurrence
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
virtue; charm; merit; good point
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
menu; schedule; program; menu
to carry; to bring (to a place)
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
food, clothing and shelter; necessities of life
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very hungry; starving; ravenous
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
personal affair; one's own affair
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on
good-for-nothing; scapegrace; nuisance; trouble
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
nothing but; none other than
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unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; babble; gibberish; jargon