assertion; declaration; affirmation
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
serious look (on one's face); straight face
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
to like; to love; to be fond of
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
how; in what way; how about
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
feeling; sense; impression
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise