slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
this and that; one thing or another
in proportion to; according to; depending on
the world in general; society; convention
looks; personal appearance; features
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to ask a question; to ask questions
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
closing; shutting; firmness; tightness; discipline
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
candy fashioned in human and animal forms
handsome young man; Adonis
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
too much; excessively; too
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar
base (military, expedition, etc.)
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
even if ...; even supposing that ...
world; society; people; the public
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky