brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
forcibly; against one's will
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
woman who likes comics depicting male homosexual love
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
the way back; the way home; return trip
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to do for (the sake of someone else)
(period of) a year; during an era
you could say; you might say; verging on the
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
shallow playboy; frivolous lad; good-time Charlie
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
sanity; consciousness; soberness
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
whichever one chooses; either way
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
relation; connection; relevance
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than