that's the way it is; such is life
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
the other day; lately; recently
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
I see; that's right; indeed
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
IQ; intelligence quotient
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
stupid girl; stupid woman
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
nature; property; disposition
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
degenerate; pervert; deviant
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
all; entire; whole; altogether
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
that is to say; so that means
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to recall; to remember; to recollect
patient's registration ticket