recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
light (e.g. colour, color)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
serious; severe; grave; acute
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
hair styling; hairstyling
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
now; the present time; just now; another; more
genuine article; real thing; real deal
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to