that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
enthusiastic schoolteacher; passionate teacher
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
guardian; protector; patron; parent
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
job hunting; job searching
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to draw back; to leave (the area)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
very; much; greatly; a lot of
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
early on; earlier on; from early
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat