distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to state; to express; to mention
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
general idea; concept; notion
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
verbalizing; putting into words
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
without; but if; otherwise; or else
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
is something that; is that which
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
cooperation; collaboration
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to give a round of applause; to applaud
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
to be thrilled; to be excited
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
fast working; fast in forming relationships with women; quick to resort to violence
at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; having no choice