rather; better; instead; if anything
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to increase in value; to gain prestige
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
now; the present time; just now; another; more
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
to be able to manage somehow or other
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
taste; feel on the tongue; manner; demeanour; demeanor
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
froufrou; frou frou; frilly decoration; Furfur; Furtur; mythical great Earl of Hell
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to be silent; to say nothing
clearing one's throat; cough
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate