usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
else; in addition; besides
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
outline; summary; gist; basic points
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to look down on; to make light of
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
that day; the very same day
heap; pile; stack; full measure
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
name; given name; first name
story; tale; talk; discussion