to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
this sort of; this type of
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
corridor; hallway; passageway
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
dozens; scores of; decades
second (unit of time); arc second
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to be conspicuous; to stand out
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine