to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
had better ...; had better not ...
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
war; fighting; fierce competition
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
high ground; plateau; heights; highlands
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
to collect; to assemble; to gather
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
tedious; boring; being fed up with
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
reality; actuality; hard fact
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
area; region; district; locality
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling