older brother; elder brother
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
knowing; (an) acquaintance
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
just because; even if; even though
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
such; this sort of; like this
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
of no concern; nothing; trivial; (lit.) not even a fart
spot the difference (puzzle); photo hunt
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
to be embarrassed; to lose face
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress