hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
father; dad; husband; you; he
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
in comparison to; rather than
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
myself; yourself; I; me; you
tension; mental strain; nervousness
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
(person) seeming like a genius; (having) the temperament of a prodigy
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
sorry; excuse me; thank you
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead