to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
since when; from when; how long
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to summon courage; to be brave
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
sincere; earnest; serious
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
noncommittal; equivocal; indecisive; evasive; ambiguous; vague
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
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)
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
qualifications; requirements; capabilities