admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
a long time (since the last time)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
coverall apron; cook's apron
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
drink box; carton (milk, juice, etc.); paper bag (for vacuum cleaners)
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
now that you say that; now that you mention it
points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank)
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to recall; to remember; to recollect
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
district; section; sector
direct from the farm; farm-fresh
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback