here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
two times; twice; two degrees
in that manner; like that
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
number of times; frequency; count
to be too numerous; to be too much
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
to turn towards; to point
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
detective agency; enquiry agency
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
use; utilization; utilisation; application
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
go that far; to that extent
admiration; wonder; astonishment
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
such; this sort of; like this
junior high school student; middle school pupil
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression