it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
settlement; solution; resolution
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
than; from; out of; except; but; more
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
custom; habit; customary practice
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
how; in what way; how about
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
prejudice; bias; distorted view
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
world peace; peace of the world
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
be (that) as it may; having said that