to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to be transparent; to show through
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; uplifting; upbeat
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
disagreeable; unpleasant; nasty; detestable; sarcastic; snide
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
than; from; out of; except; but; more
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
as if nothing had happened
nonchalantly; without a care
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
one thing after another; out of the frying pan and into the fire
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
one difficulty; one danger
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
discrimination against women; sexism
gender equality; equal rights for both sexes; equality of the sexes
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
woman; female; feminine gender
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
no, not like that (but like this)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole