I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to rush over; to run up to
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
close; intimate; on good terms
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
large build; large pattern
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
close; intimate; on good terms
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
rather; better; instead; if anything
by myself; in person; by oneself
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
no matter what it is; in every case
to repeat; to do something over again
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
if so; in that case; in that situation
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
battlefield; battleground