to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
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
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
young person; youth; young
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
police; police officer; police station
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
just a minute; small quantity
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...