or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
permission; approval; authorization; license
had better ...; had better not ...
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
helper; assistant; help; assistance
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to graduate from a university
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
welcome; (warm) reception
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
someone; a certain person
with these words; while saying
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
feeling; sense; impression
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to be crazy about; to be infatuated with; to be obsessively devoted to
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for