to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
on the occasion of; at the time of
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
arbitrarily; of its own accord; voluntarily; wilfully; willfully; as one pleases
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
as (for); for; in the capacity of
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
how; in what way; how about
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to