as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command
right in the midst of; right at the height of
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
polish; improvement; burnishing
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
regret; repentance; remorse
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
tone (of voice); manner of talking
irritation; annoyance; frustration
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
serious; not joking; straight
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
no!; no no!; no, not at all