to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
so; like this; in this way
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
collapsing in the middle of a bout; breaking down (while in the middle of something); faltering halfway
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
bedside; near one's pillow
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
without gaps; closely packed; always; usually; often; frequently
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage