circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
that day; the very same day
after school (at the end of the day)
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
chief; main; principal; important
club activities; extracurricular activities
himself; yourself; herself
tone (of voice); manner of talking
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
chair; stool; post; office; position
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to be impressed; to greatly admire
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
now that you say that; now that you mention it
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
student in a lower grade; underclassman
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?