to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
third year of elementary school; third year elementary school student
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays