to blame; to find fault with
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
without permission; without notice
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
memory; sense; experience
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
just a minute; small quantity
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
again; once more; a second time
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
to have the privilege of doing
risky; dangerous; insecure
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to threaten; to make threats
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
that gentleman; that lady; he; she