recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
student (esp. a university student)
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
pupil; student; schoolchild
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
ill will; malice; evil intent
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
(period of) a year; during an era
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)