while; even though; despite
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
special training; intensive training; crash course
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
everything; anything; nothing
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
decision; determination; resolution
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
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
fine weather; fair weather
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
society; public; community; social studies
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
if it is the case that ...
(social) position; status
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
divorce; dissolution of adoption
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question