as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
trivial; not amounting to much
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to lure someone; to entice someone
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
name; given name; first name
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
that's the way it is; such is life
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to increase; to add to; to augment