sorry; excuse me; thank you
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
innocent; sensitive; uncomplicated; unpretentious; straightforward
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
now; the present time; just now; another; more
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
everybody; every last one of them; all
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
just you wait and see (as a threat)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest