book; volume; this; present; main; head
serious; not joking; straight
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
rescue worker; emergency rescue team member; ambulance attendant; paramedic
population ageing (aging)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
wherein; therein; thereinto
first-aid; emergency (aid)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
serious topic (of conversation)
English proficiency test (esp. the STEP test)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
city councillor; city councilor; city assemblyman
closing time; lockup; curfew
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
(period of) a year; during an era
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to