like; similar to; as with; in the same way
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
incident; affair; happening; event
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
primary school; elementary school; grade school
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
married woman; another's wife
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
so; like this; in this way
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)