disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
although I say; although one might say; although called
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
stratification; hierarchization; layering; tiering
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
how; in what way; how about
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to lose sight of; to miss
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
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
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
human being; human; person; character (of a person)