how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
everything; anything; nothing
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
something; some kind of; for some reason
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
sharp (blade, image, mind, etc.); sharp; number sign; hash sign; mechanical pencil
any more; any further; any better; any longer
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
people; men and women; each person; everybody
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
relatively; comparatively
how long; how much; to what extent
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
pride; dignity; self-respect
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)