it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
settlement; solution; resolution
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
both (people); the two of them
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
custom; habit; customary practice
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
how; in what way; how about
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
prejudice; bias; distorted view
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
be (that) as it may; having said that