chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to sink (into); to get depressed
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
now that; since; so long as; because
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
going along with a joke, etc. at the beginning then pointing out its ridiculousness
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
with a friendly grin; smilingly
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
how far; to what extent; up to what point
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
something; some kind of; for some reason
small quarrel; dispute; run-in; issue; trouble
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
reality; actuality; hard fact
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
classification; categorization; sorting
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
continuation; succession; series; continuous
plural; multiple; plural (number)
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People