is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
already; now; no longer; not any more
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
older brother; elder brother
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
banquet or reception hall
Viking; smorgasbord; buffet; smorgasbord (of things); hodge-podge
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
metabolism; renewal; regeneration; replacing the old with the new
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient