bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
program (e.g. TV); programme
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
and; thereupon; because of that
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
such; like that; that sort of; very
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
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
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
in that way; thus; so; so?
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
one-sided; partial; unfair
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
commuting to school; school commute
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless