indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
welcome!; nice to see you!
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
something like ...; something called ...
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
a few years ago; some years back
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
like this; in this way; as you see
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
convenient; handy; useful
question; inquiry; enquiry
such ... as; or some such
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again