grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
although I say; although one might say; although called
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
with a momentary flash of light
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
nothing but; except; no more than
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to breathe out; to exhale
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
distant look; faraway look
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to grow up; to become an adult