but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to escape from; to get out
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
pure and innocent; immaculate
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
and yet; though; when; in spite of
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
older sister; lass; young lady
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on