(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
finger flick to the forehead
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
(your) daughter; young woman
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
long ago; already; a long time ago
menial; meanness; servility; abject
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to cause someone to worry
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
severe; strict; tough; hard
property; fortune; means; assets
descendant; posterity; offspring
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
popular person; favorite; favourite
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
straying; wandering off course
mental; spiritual; emotional
just because; even if; even though
regret; repentance; remorse