everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
student accommodation; student dormitory
family; members of a family
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
about when; about what time; how soon
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
older sister; elder sister
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
individual; private person; personal; private
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
two persons; two people; pair; couple
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
elementary, junior high and high school
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
job hunting; job searching
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)