to make a self-satisfied face; to look smug
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
by myself; in person; by oneself
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
loveable; very likeable; like very much
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
remote shutter release; cable release