crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
pride; dignity; self-worth
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
to speak ill of; to disparage
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
both hands; both arms; ten
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism; one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
intimidation; threat; bluster
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
choice; selection; option
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
great laughter; burst of laughter
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous