or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
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
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
genuine article; real thing; real deal
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
to be torn off; to come off
one revolution; one rotation
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)