having said that; be that as it may
story; tale; talk; discussion
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
before the week is out; before the week is over; within the week; sometime this week
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
to detain; to check; to restrain
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
had better ...; had better not ...
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
decision; determination; resolution
to go along; to walk along; to follow
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to turn towards; to point
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
going straight to the infirmary in school
natural; reasonable; understandable
using every trick (in the book)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to move (house); to change residence
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
those (near the second person)