well then ...; in that situation; in which case
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
when you really think about it; on reflection; in actual fact; once again (fashionable, popular, etc.); back (in style)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
enterprise; business; company; corporation
finding employment; getting a job
company; corporation; workplace
training (esp. in-service); induction course
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
boy; son; baby boy; young man
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
natto (fermented soybeans)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
sharing a room, flat, apartment, or house (with roommates, flatmates, etc.)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
sharing; share (on social media); market share
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission
new members of society (esp. after turning 20 or joining a company); new working adults
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
two classes; double; two sets
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention