it is I who should say so
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
speaking voice; talking voice
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
of course; certainly; naturally
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
unrequited love; one-sided love
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers