coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
news programme; news program
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
incident; affair; happening; event
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
writing (e.g. as a profession)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
by myself; in person; by oneself
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to be surprised; to be astonished
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to say; to be called; to do
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said