a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
society; the world; the times
to live; to make a living; to get on with
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
hard to get; hard to come by
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
should; must; -able; probably; likely
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to apologize; to apologise
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
all; entire; whole; altogether
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
long ago; once upon a time
story; tale; talk; discussion
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to go out and away; to leave
just because; even if; even though
door; gate; opening; title page
inside; interior; inner part
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
automatic lock; automatic door-locking system