that's the way it is; such is life
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
paranormality; anomalous phenomenon
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
impromptu; improvised; extempore; instant (e.g. ramen)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture; desk study
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
reading through (a book); finishing (a book)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
to become an expert; to be a master (of)
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky