such; like that; that sort of; very
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
seat at a table; place at a table
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
conversational ability; speaking ability
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
so; like this; in this way
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
opinion; point of view; visual point
father; dad; husband; you; he
to watch over; to watch attentively
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
observation; survey; watching
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
go that far; to that extent
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to be helpful; to be useful
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
to understand from experience
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case