exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
lately; recently; nowadays
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
man; male; masculine gender
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
failing to practice what one preaches
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
Japanese spindle tree (Euonymus sieboldianus)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to be kind to; to treat kindly
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
such; like that; that sort of; very
service industry; service sector
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate