is that so?; I see; right; oh
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
since one was born; (in) all one's life
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
extremely; terrifically; super
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
primary school; elementary school; grade school
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to concern; to be related
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
father and mother; parents
fair; impartial; just; fairness; impartiality; justice
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
inconsiderate; unkind; cruel; thoughtless; unthinking; mindless
to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock; to make fun of
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
after all; because; but; even; too; as well