medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
the place for; the time for; the level of
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
postwar period; period after Second World War
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to pass (of time); to elapse
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
now; the present time; just now; another; more
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
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?
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
pre-war days; before the war
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
self-consciousness; self-awareness
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience