to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
covered with; stained; smeared
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to speak; to say; to vocalize
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
depravity; corruption; degradation
now that; since; so long as; because
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
to push aside; to brush aside
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry