absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
impassioned speech; fervent speech
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
story; tale; talk; discussion
occurrence; happening; incident; event
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
question; inquiry; enquiry
intelligence gathering; information gathering
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
being popular (esp. with the opposite sex); being well-liked
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to monitor closely (for rule-breaking, etc.); to keep a close eye on
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well