self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
now; the present time; just now; another; more
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend