(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
president (of a society); chairman
job; work; duties; trade; skill
decision; determination; resolution
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
opening a business; opening a practice
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
the other day; lately; recently
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for