before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
inside story; the real story (behind something); story not generally known
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
spring break; spring vacation
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing