origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to face; to go towards; to head towards
surroundings; environs; circumference
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
to pretend; to act (as if)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to sit for an examination
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
sorry; excuse me; thank you
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
question sheet; question paper
answer sheet; blank answer paper; examination paper; test paper
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
man; male; masculine gender
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
latecomer; person who arrives late
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)