it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
that is to say; so that means
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
head of the student council; president of the student council
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
as stated; verbatim; literally
subtext; implication; connotation; implicit meaning; between the lines
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
question; inquiry; enquiry
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
why; how; for what reason
name; given name; first name
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
if it is (the case that ...)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
legend; folklore; tradition
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
about; on; regarding; per; for every
immediately; right away; at once; instantly