it's not like; it isn't as if
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
that's the way it is; such is life
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
imagination; supposition; guess
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up