is that so? (generally rhetorical)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to be pressed for time; to be pressed by urgent business; to have one's pants on fire
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
as soon as possible; ASAP
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
now; the present time; just now; another; more
annual (plant); first-year student
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
time; season; period; phase; stage
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
how; in what way; how about
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
agricultural community; farm village; rural
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
depopulation; declining population
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
next year; next fiscal year
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
second-year student; biennial
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to close (of flowers); to shut; to get narrower
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
chair; stool; post; office; position