sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
that's the way it is; such is life
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
immediately; right away; on the spot
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to say no more; to sink into silence
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
new employee; freshman employee; new hire
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
person who just tags along; hanger-on; person who follows someone around like a shadow; clingy person; mindless follower; (lit.) goldfish feces
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
conditionally; with conditions attached
revisiting; visiting again