one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
when it becomes; when it comes to
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
main question; real issue at hand
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to turn towards; to point
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
so; like this; in this way
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
unmarried; not yet married
woman; female; feminine gender
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
ago; since; before; previous
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to have a talk; to tell a story
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to