to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
self-conceit; self-centeredness; vainglory
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
one day; (on) a certain day
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
to be conspicuous; to stand out
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she