I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
because of; owing to; due to
older sister; elder sister
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
failure; mistake; blunder
only; merely; but; no more than
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
knot (nautical mile per hour)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
three heads are better than two; (lit.) if three people gather; the wisdom of Manjushri
Manjushri; Manjusri; Bodhisattva that represents transcendent wisdom
people; men and women; each person; everybody
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...