center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
(turned out) all right in the end
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
without permission; without notice
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
exchanging diary between friends (usually at school)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
looking away; looking aside
study camp; overnight field trip; travelling class; class held in a different room (music, science, etc.)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
please (give me); please (do for me)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly