it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
that's the way it is; such is life
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
charming; fascinating; attractive
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
considerably; fairly; quite
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to be needed; to be wanted
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to bend (a piece of wood, etc.); to bow
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
forcibly; against one's will