I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
such; like that; that sort of; very
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
essence; true nature; substance; reality
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
as (for); for; in the capacity of
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
while; during (the time when)
that is to say; so that means
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to pierce through; to break through
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)