nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
honorific/polite/humble prefix
awareness; realization; noticing
videotape recorder; VTR; video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
older sister; elder sister
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
rare; uncommon; not often seen
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
feeling; sense; impression
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
that's the way it is; such is life
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
surveillance camera; security camera
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already