or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
meaning; significance; sense
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
what kind of; what sort of; what
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to grow up; to become an adult
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
hairy caterpillar; woolly bear; pest; nudnik (nudnick)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable