incompetent; have no merit
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
loose; promiscuous; quick; brisk; rash; thoughtless
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
please (give me); please (do for me)
story; tale; talk; discussion
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
calamity; misfortune; disaster
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
meaning; significance; sense
not understanding; not knowing
need for social approval and self-esteem
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped