expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
way; method; means; resource; course
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to throw at; to turn; to raise
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
very great; enormous; serious
cannot be compared with; no match for
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)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
surface of the earth; ground surface
reaching; attaining; arrival
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to shed light; to cast light