when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
in that way; thus; so; so?
full-time househusband; stay-at-home dad
bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk
clear; translucent; brilliant; sweetly ringing (as the tinklings of jade)
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
company; corporation; workplace
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
living only for one's work; a life with no other interest than one's work
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
section manager; section chief
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell