sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
it is not (like that) either
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
such; like that; that sort of; very
relatively; comparatively
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
riskiness; (level of) danger
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
one more time; once more; once again
student (esp. a university student)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
government worker; public servant; civil servant
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
law department; law school
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate