scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
serious; not joking; straight
aiming for laughs; trying to make people laugh; playing to the crowd; crowd-pleaser
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
index finger; forefinger; second toe
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
hereabouts; around there; that area
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
please; somehow or other; one way or another
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
same; similar; (just) like; equal
even though; despite; when
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
whistling (e.g. of a kettle)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
several minutes; a few minutes
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very