bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
age at which even the slightest things seem funny (esp. said of girls in their late teens); (lit.) age where even chopsticks rolling is amusing
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
and yet; though; when; in spite of
then; well; so; well then
child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession