from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
after a long time; for the first time in a while
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
coming and going; commuting
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
sense of values; values; value system
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
hiding one's embarrassment
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
thorough; exhaustive; complete