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!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
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
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
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.)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
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; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
something; some kind of; for some reason
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
sharp (blade, image, mind, etc.); sharp; number sign; hash sign; mechanical pencil
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
how much; how many; to what extent
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
pride; dignity; self-respect
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; 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; it's been a long time; long time no see
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
then; well; so; well then
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
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)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)
end; conclusion; rounding up; revaluation