right beside; close to; nearby
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
older brother; elder brother
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to speak; to say; to vocalize
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
still; even now; to this day
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
that is to say; so that means
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
single word; a few words; brief comment
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
attentive to detail; meticulous in one's work
ago; since; before; previous
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)