this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
strategic withdrawal; strategic retreat
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
as a child; when one was a child
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
feeling; sense; impression
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
damply; moistly; clammily; gloomily; miserably
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
how many years; how long; what year
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
of course; certainly; naturally
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
nothing but; except; no more than
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology