the four great sages (Buddha, Christ, Confucius, Socrates)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
that is to say; so that means
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
twice; again; second time
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly; mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
time; season; period; phase; stage
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to pass (of time); to elapse
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
impossible to do (although wants to)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
thought; consideration; thinking
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
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.)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt