blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
something like ...; something called ...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
gem; jewel; precious stone
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
for this very reason; that is exactly why
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far