this year; this fiscal year; this school year
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
two persons; two people; pair; couple
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
dream for the future; hopes for the future
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
piece; fragment; one (object)
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
birth; creation; formation
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
go that far; to that extent
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
I see; that's right; indeed
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned