sobbing; weeping; whimpering
to whine; to make feeble complaints
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
if you think about it; come to think of it
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
long ago; already; a long time ago
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
well known; well connected
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to replace; to move; to change the position of
imagination; supposition; guess
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
particularly; only; in the case of
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
being startled; getting a shock
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
you could say; you might say; verging on the
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
observation; survey; watching
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean