malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
myself; yourself; I; me; you
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to grow up; to become an adult
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
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
I see; that's right; indeed
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
two persons; two people; pair; couple
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire