near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
don't you think?; indicates question
that day; the very same day
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
choices; alternatives; options
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
autumn sky; clear blue autumnal sky
cram school; private tutoring school
the way back; the way home; return trip
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
energy drink; nutritional supplement drink; vitamin drink
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to begin to attend (e.g. school)