surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
forcibly; against one's will
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
for example; for instance; e.g.
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
in this way; thus; such; uh...
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
is never the case; has never happened
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently