self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
early (days); initial stage; initial
now that; since; so long as; because
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
majority group (party, faction)
party; set; gang; company; person
to have a talk; to tell a story
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
the opposite sex; isomerism
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
more than a friend (implies a degree of intimacy)
couple who are more than friends, but not in an intimate relationship
irrational (line of) argument
comparatively; relatively
to be reminded of; to call to mind
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to act suspiciously; to behave in a strange way
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer