only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
shack; shanty; hut; barracks
street; quarter; district; area
middle class; bourgeoisie
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
rich person; wealthy person
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
enterprise; business; company; corporation
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
war; fighting; fierce competition
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
burnt field; burnt area; land devastated by fire
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
helping hand; help; support; aid
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect; to honour; to honor
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
appreciation of the yen; strong yen
pink; erotic; blue; pornographic
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination