by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
mole cricket (esp. the Oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
reaction; response; reaction
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
difficult to ...; hard to ...
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point