to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
senior high school; high school
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
imagination; supposition; guess
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
until now; so far; up to the present
to subsist; to keep on living
radio programme; radio program
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
all; entire; whole; altogether
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
adds force or indicates command
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
so; like this; in this way
long; drawn-out; very long
going on about oneself; talking about oneself
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
hey there; I say; see here
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
to talk; to chat; to chatter
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to apologize; to apologise
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge