here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
writing (e.g. as a profession)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
author; writer; novelist; artist
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
copycat criminal; copycat crime
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
to publish a book; to put out a book
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
no!; no no!; no, not at all
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
section manager; section chief
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude