or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
movie director; film director
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
spread-out sail; full sail; (sailing) downwind
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept