(adj-f) of established reputation
(n) a pleasureless life
(exp) of no use whatsoever
good for nothing
useless
(exp) neither good nor bad
(v5n) to be surprising
to be shocking
to be jaw-dropping
(exp) with all one's faults
(exp) just as even coarse tea tastes good when fresh, even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth
(exp) money comes and goes
money goes around and around
(exp) (1) no matter what you attempt, tragedy may befall you (lit: even a dog, if it walks, will bump into a pole)
(2) good luck may come unexpectedly
(exp,adj-i) detestable to look at
(exp,n) (1) something that goes without saying
something that needn't be said
(2) something that should rather be left unsaid
(exp) (similar to the saying) half a loaf is better than none (lit: even a dead tree adds to the interest of a mountain)
(exp) curiosity killed the cat
(exp) (id) Where there is a will, there is a way
(exp) (id) I can't die and leave things this way
(exp) (obsc) having no way to deal with something
(exp) not without its worth
not to be undervalued
(exp,adv) without a moment's delay
leaving everything else unattended to
(exp) (id) Women will have their wills
(exp) disdaining everybody
not caring an ounce about other people's feelings
(exp) all living things
all God's creatures, great and small
(exp) to use up all of one's energy and willpower
to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)
(iK) (exp) to use up all of one's energy and willpower
to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)
(exp) not knowing one's way around
not familiar with the area
not knowing what to do
(exp) (to get something done) even if through hell and high water
(exp) (to get something done) even if through hell and high water
(exp) (to get something done) even if through hell and high water
(exp) (uk) How dare you!
How can you have the nerve?
(n) though all of them may not be included
(exp) the dead of night
