curtain; bunting; act (in play)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
nervousness; oversensitivity
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
feeling depressed; feeling gloomy; feeling downhearted
God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
continuation; succession; series
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga