was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to shake; to sway; to waver
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
country; countryside; country; country and western; country; nation
foreword to a collection of poems; preface; explanatory notes; captions
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to say; to be called; to do
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to be able to manage somehow or another
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
words; writing; ci (form of Chinese poetry); independent word
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute