(not so) much; (not) very
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to fight against; to oppose; to face
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to contribute; to play a part in; to have a hand in; to finance
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
in search of; in order to look for
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
interest (in something); enthusiasm
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
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
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
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
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
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
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)
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor