a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
in this way; thus; such; uh...
I see; that's right; indeed
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
author; writer; novelist; artist
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
planning; project; plan; design
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
father; dad; husband; you; he