on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
meaning; significance; sense
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
woman; female; feminine gender
how; in what way; how about
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
tedious; boring; being fed up with
though; notwithstanding; although
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
second-year student; biennial
annual (plant); first-year student
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
not caring; not giving a damn
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
such; like that; that sort of; very
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to apologize; to apologise
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings