ancient time; age of the gods
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
husband and wife; married couple
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
drama; play; powerful drug
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
day after day; day by day
after school (at the end of the day)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
in the meanwhile; during the time
sudden fall; sharp fall; sudden drop; sharp drop
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
overseas (a foreign) market
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you