frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
scene; spectacle; sight; view
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
no!; no no!; no, not at all
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
serious; not joking; straight
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
anger; resentment; indignation; chagrin; irritation
unable to clear away one's ill feeling; not able to do anything (about...)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement