now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
town; city; municipal; urban
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to lose sight of; to miss
entry (esp. to vehicles); entrance; (arch.) equipage for restraining and mounting horses
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
ticket barrier; ticket gate; wicket
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
three; three years of age
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
leaving (fleeing) the capital
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
excursion; field trip; school trip
mumps; epidemic parotitis
to cramp; to be cramped; to contract
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
left side; left-hand side
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway