even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
answering machine; answerphone
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
after school (at the end of the day)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
notice; attention; observation
proposal; proposition; suggestion
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
ping-pong; table tennis; exactly!; surely!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
human being; human; person; character (of a person)