anguished; distressed; worried; horny
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
to be worried; to be troubled
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
reality; actuality; hard fact
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
feeling; sense; impression
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish