to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
longed-for; anxiously awaited
last week; the week before
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
while; during; while; although; all; both
humming a tune (while doing something else)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
student (esp. a university student)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
surroundings; environs; circumference
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly