3rd day of the month; three days
world; society; people; the public
tide; current; tendency; trend
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
burst of laughter; roar of laughter; in copious amounts
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly