to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
though; notwithstanding; although
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to apologize; to apologise
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
first meeting; first interview with
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
tofu skin; dried beancurd; delicacy made from the skin of gently boiled soybean milk
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
greeting; a fine thing to say
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
to say; to be called; to do
the other day; a few days ago