scenery; scene; landscape
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
incident; affair; happening; event
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
never mind!; don't worry about it
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
particularly; only; in the case of
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
opening ceremony (of the school term)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
transfer student; student changing schools
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
feeling; sense; impression
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you