on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
particularly; only; in the case of
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
to call a person's attention (to)
school bag; school satchel
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
heap; pile; stack; full measure
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
that's true; of course; obviously
from now; from this moment; henceforth
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
confections; sweets; candy; cake
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
insight; power of observation
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
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.)
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
alone; by oneself; on one's own