zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
tradition; legend; folklore
(police) detective; criminal matter
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
outrageous lie; outright lie
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
(period of) a year; during an era
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
understood; I see; OK; present; here
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
arranging beforehand to tell the same story; getting the stories straight; coordinating one's stories
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful