to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
two persons; two people; pair; couple
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
rather; better; instead; if anything
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
inspection; examination; check; checkpoint; screening; inspection (esp. by police or security)
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed