or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.); loud; high-pitched
ignorant of the ways of the world
guess; conjecture; surmise
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
speech; expression; wording; language
opposite; reverse; contrary
to keep away; to keep at a distance
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
runaway child; youngster who has run away from home
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
environment; circumstance
to accept; to receive; to agree
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
several times; once or twice
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
two times; twice; two degrees
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern