composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
heavy-hearted; depressed; dispirited; (feeling) down; feeling reluctant (to do)
love triangle; eternal triangle
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
to live; to reside; to inhabit
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
way; method; means; resource; course
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
homeless; homeless person
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
sulky look (often with puffed cheeks); sullen look; pout; glower
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
not yet known; unknown; strange
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
in range; within the limits (of ...); within (a) range
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)