to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to be silent; to say nothing
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
faking crying; crocodile tears
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
power; authority; jurisdiction
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
when it becomes; when it comes to
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
how long; how much; to what extent
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
thickness; profundity; depth
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
favorite; favourite; habitually used
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
study; diligence; discount; reduction
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to keep a record; to keep a tally