to smile (at); to grin (at)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
concession; conciliation; compromise
proper; reasonable; right; appropriate
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
for example; for instance; e.g.
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
forcibly; against one's will
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
in advance; beforehand; previously
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
imagination; supposition; guess
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
pessimism; disappointment
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
thought; consideration; thinking
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
only; merely; but; no more than
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo