consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to oil (e.g. chains, hinges, etc.)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
preparations for returning (home)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
admission ticket; entrance ticket; platform ticket; ticket allowing a non-traveller access to a railway station platform
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof