recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
direct control; direct supervision
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to feel; to sense; to experience
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
bank; banking institution
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
secret; private; surreptitious
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
pending question; unresolved problem