there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
lost article; something forgotten
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to face; to go towards; to head towards
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
had better ...; had better not ...
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
university student; college student
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
really; truly; indeed; good grief
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love