where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to feel; to sense; to experience
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
how many years; how long; what year
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
(doing nothing but) eating and sleeping; living idly
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
nightcap; a drink before sleeping
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
heigh-ho; heave-ho; la-la
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
physiological phenomenon; physiological response
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
diurnality; daytime activity; diurnal
pressure to conform; peer pressure; peer group pressure; group pressure
general public; the masses
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)