normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
else; in addition; besides
we have our rules, they have theirs; our house, our rules
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
contradiction; inconsistency
then; well; so; well then
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
meaning; significance; sense
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
there is nothing; having nothing
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
by myself; in person; by oneself
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
reality; actuality; hard fact
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
reaction; response; reaction
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents; ungrateful child; unfilial child
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed