information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
pure literature; belles-lettres
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
to have a talk; to tell a story
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to fall ill; to become indisposed; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
weak point; unskillfulness
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
when it becomes; when it comes to
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
such; like that; that sort of
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness; uprightness; integrity; scrupulousness
part; portion; glimpse; bit
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
imagination; supposition; guess
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
common hill mynah (Gracula religiosa); hill myna; myna bird
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
(school) class change; class shuffle; rearrangement of which students are in which teacher's class