the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
for example; for instance; e.g.
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
seasoning; flavour; flavor
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
beginning; outset; first; onset
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
at first; in the beginning; originally
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
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
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to be touching; to be moving
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
cooperation; collaboration
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
general; popular; common; typical
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire