past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
invitation; introduction; temptation
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
man; male; masculine gender
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that