to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
hospitalization; hospitalisation
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
regret; repentance; remorse
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to bring (someone into a place); to lead into
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(not) even once; (not) ever
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
delivery; transfer; hand-over
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
middle of the night; dead of night