expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
society; the world; the times
already; now; no longer; not any more
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
after that; afterwards; thereafter
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
using as an intermediary; through
Chinese whispers; telephone (game)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
long telephone conversation; being on the phone for a long time
regret; repentance; remorse
memories; recollections; reminiscence
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
at that time; in those days
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
as (for); for; in the capacity of
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
student (esp. a university student)
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand