how many years; how long; what year
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
world; society; people; the public
sense of values; values; value system
how others look at you; what others think about you
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
single word; a few words; brief comment
Japanese angelica tree (Aralia elata)
just because; even if; even though
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
rich person; wealthy person
if so; in that case; in that situation
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
self-responsibility; on one's own responsibility; at one's own risk
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
surely; certainly; without doubt
future prospects; promise
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...