man; male; masculine gender
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
such; like that; that sort of
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
while; during; while; although; all; both
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
dealing with; coping with
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to see well in the dark; to have good night vision
tradition; folklore; legend; (verbal) message; word (from someone)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
probability; likelihood; chances
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
colour; color; hue; tints
attendant; valet; servant; follower
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
settlement; permanent residency
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard