but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
the world in general; society; convention
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
closing credits (film, TV); end credits
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
process; course; mechanism
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
big corporation; major firm; leading company
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
hard-to-get-into school; elite school; highly-selective school
taking the entrance examination for a school without regard for one's chances of passing
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to hide; to keep to oneself
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
secret; private; surreptitious
to be enchanted; to be charmed
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
particularly; only; in the case of
one chance; only opportunity; maybe; perhaps; one-night stand