to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
time; season; period; phase; stage
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
a few years ago; some years back
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
entering and leaving hospital
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
four-eyed; pattern of four squares
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
form; shape; figure; visage
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
family; members of a family
in the same way as; just like
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
trauma (usu. psychological)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
life in a dormitory; dormitory life
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care