How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
salaried; with pay; vacation; (paid) holiday
woman; female; feminine gender
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
reality; actuality; hard fact
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
such ... as; or some such
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
conduct; behavior; behaviour; being pregnant
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
postcard; memo; note; card
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
just a minute; small quantity