next term; next period; next version; next release
last week; the week before
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
rather; sooner; preferably
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
person who has been through a lot; worldly-wise person; one who has seen it all
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
opposite side; opposition
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
the front; honest; upright; decent
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)