opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
and; thereupon; because of that
English conversation; school for English conversation
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to manage something successfully; to be successful
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
society; the world; the times
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now