small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
toilet; lavatory; powder room
to smile (at); to grin (at)
patting; stroking; caressing
rest; break; recess; intermission
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
that's the way it is; such is life
to complain; to make a complaint
delusion; trick of the imagination
not caring; not giving a damn
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
good feeling; feeling good
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
age thirty; one's thirties