nothing but; except; no more than
two persons; two people; pair; couple
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
in the same way as; just like
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
release; liberation; acquittal
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
planned; scheduled; systematic
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
outlet (for water, gas, etc.); market (for goods); outlet; outlet (for one's feelings, energy, etc.); vent
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
abandonment of a corpse; abandoning a dead body
child abduction; kidnapping of a minor
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
recommended sentence; prosecution's demand for punishment
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
counsel; defender; advocate
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak