story; tale; talk; discussion
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
attendance; presence; appearance
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)
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
time; hour; period; class
now; the present time; just now; another; more
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
older sister; lass; young lady
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
imagination; supposition; guess
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
adds force or indicates command
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case