the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
myself; yourself; I; me; you
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to be silent; to say nothing
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
single word; a few words; brief comment
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
physical condition; state of health
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
alone; by oneself; on one's own
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male