appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to say; to be pleased to say
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
consequence; outcome; result; blame
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
cooperation; collaboration
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
(some) more; even more; longer; further
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style