after all; because; but; even; too; as well
foreigner; stranger; outsider; alien
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
meaning; significance; sense
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
mixed race; mixed parentage
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
being very busy; busyness
world history; international history
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
cancellation (of a lecture, class, etc.)
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
special; particular; peculiar; unique
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
go that far; to that extent
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
outside world; physical world
magnetic field; ambience; atmosphere; focal point
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to subsist; to keep on living
calamity; disaster; accident
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind