the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
thereupon; shortly thereafter
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
knowing; (an) acquaintance
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
being too late; losing one's final chance
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
won't (hasn't, isn't, doesn't, etc.); won't you
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
cardioplegia; heart attack
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)