to have a talk; to tell a story
wherein; therein; thereinto
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
don't you think?; indicates question
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
maintenance; preservation; improvement
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
first-rate; finest quality; the best
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
considerably; greatly; a lot
with these words; while saying
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
transactions; dealings; business
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to yield to temptation; to succumb
at once; immediately; right now
control; check; restraint; inhibition
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
inside one's heart; in one's mind
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion