even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to talk; to chat; to chatter
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
clearing one's throat; cough
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to sit for an examination
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
accurate; correct; precise; exact
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
projection; reflection; image; match; harmony
human being; human; person; character (of a person)