right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
repentance; confession; penitence
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
harmless but pointless; neither bad nor good
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
in comparison to; rather than
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
comfort; consolation; diversion
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
women and children; woman; grown woman; wife
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
fifth day of the month; five days
student number (for seating, etc. in class)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store