just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
physical education; PE; gym (class)
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
way of speaking; intimation
deadly serious; deadly earnest
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
uneasily; restlessly; erratically
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
overloading (someone; with work); overworking (someone); overwhelming; flooding (e.g. with tasks)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
the other day; a few days ago
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
since then; from that time; ever since
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
tag (children's game); tig
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable