slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to become better; to improve
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
departure; leaving; setting off
anything and everything; just about everything
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
choices; alternatives; options
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
to flare up; to burst into flames
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
being on duty; person on duty; one's turn
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
investigation; research; looking something up
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
folk tale; folktale; folk story; folklore
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
modern version; modern edition; updated, contemporary edition
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any