substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
reality; actuality; hard fact
a dream, an illusion, a bubble, a shadow (metaphor for the transience of life)
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to come to one's senses; to calm down
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
instant; moment; for an instant
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
confusion; distraction; derangement
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
it is not (like that) either
in that way; thus; so; so?
if it is the case that ...
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
round; tranquil; contentedly at ease
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
though; notwithstanding; although
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post