great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
ago; since; before; previous
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
to tighten; to press hard
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to be worried; to be troubled
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
while; even though; despite
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
salon; saloon; sarong; saron (instrument)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)