-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
difficult to ...; hard to ...
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
such; like that; that sort of; very
with a start; with a jump
to shake; to sway; to waver
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to begin talking; to open up
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
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)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
woman; female; feminine gender
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
in that way; thus; so; so?
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to apologize; to apologise
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?