fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
and then; and so; and; so then
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
old hag; old woman; old bat
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
older sister; lass; young lady
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
any more; any further; any better; any longer
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
hey there; I say; see here
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
head; brains; intelligence
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
patterns of thinking; train of thought
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another