that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
man who is popular with women
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
both hands; both arms; ten
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to speak; to hear a voice
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
fast-talking; rapid talking
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say