to talk; to chat; to chatter
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
living thing; organism; creature; biology
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
I see; that's right; indeed
patterns of thinking; train of thought
to become settled; to be fixed
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
day on which a museum, library, etc. is closed; closed day
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
that's the way it is; such is life
study; diligence; discount; reduction
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
next year; next fiscal year
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess