behind; in the rear; in back
war situation; progress of a battle
grasp; catch; understanding
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to dye; to colour; to color
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
observation; survey; watching
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
how; in what way; how about
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
having sociable manners; sociable
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
egoistic; selfish; self-willed
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
useless; vain; aimless; idle
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
one's manners; one's attitude
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)