to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
father; dad; husband; you; he
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
don't you think?; indicates question
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
maid; helper; help; assistance
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to have meaning; to be meaningful
really; truly; indeed; good grief
meaning; significance; sense