centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to crouch; to squat; to cower
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
although I say; although one might say; although called
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to frolic about; to mess around
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
for the first time in one's life
kink in one's neck; sprained neck