anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to have a talk; to tell a story
never mind!; don't worry about it
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
that's the way it is; such is life
long ago; already; a long time ago
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
as a child; when one was a child
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
river; stream; River; the ... river
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
older sister; elder sister
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion