yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to ask; to enquire; to query
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
at first; in the beginning; originally
how can (one) do something
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
instant; moment; for an instant
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
name; given name; first name
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
forcibly; against one's will
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga