to the previous extent; as much as previously; as much as one used to
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to form a line; to queue up; to line up
to fit (inside something)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
and yet; though; when; in spite of
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to stick it out (until the end)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
how many people; a number of people
backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
real intention; true motive; true meaning
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
instead; but (on the other hand)