somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to laugh away; to laugh off
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
to bring to light; to expose (to the world)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
eating strange food; eating bizarre things; simple diet; plain food; eating meat (thus breaking Buddhist rules)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
speech and conduct; words and deeds
very young; little; childish; immature
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
soon; shortly; nearly; almost