or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
temple; shrine; sanctuary
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
on and after; from ... onward; since
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
to rock; to shake; to swing
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be