largish; biggish; a little bit larger
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
to do someone in; to bump someone off
I see; that's right; indeed
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
meaning; significance; sense
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
to increase; to add to; to augment
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
bloodsucking; sucking blood
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
of no interest; not interested
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
question; inquiry; enquiry
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor