older sister; lass; young lady
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
elder sister; effeminate man
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
now; the present time; just now; another; more
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
really; truly; indeed; good grief
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
reality; actuality; hard fact
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance