certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
general; popular; common; typical
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
quickly (e.g. pushing up one's glasses); with a light pull; with a sharp tug (e.g. at a sleeve)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
story; tale; talk; discussion
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
while; during; performed in this condition
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
business; trade; operations; sales
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
menu; schedule; program; menu
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
price; cost; value; worth; value
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant