close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
else; in addition; besides
way (of doing); manner; method; means
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
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)
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
club activities; extracurricular activities
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
by myself; in person; by oneself
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following