serious; not joking; straight
reform; reformation; reorganization
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
match; game; bout; contest
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to fight against; to oppose; to face
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
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)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
close; intimate; on good terms
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
giving something a try because one has nothing to lose
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity