basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
rather; better; instead; if anything
exhausted; worn out; battered (esp. of clothing); worn out; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
feeling; sense; impression
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
reputation; fame; credit; honor and distinction; honour and distinction
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
theatre; theater; playhouse
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
Balkans; Balkan Peninsula
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
eating; bite (in fishing)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
finish; end; completion; result
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most