administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to turn towards; to point
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
story; tale; talk; discussion
as a child; when one was a child
book; volume; this; present; main; head
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to recall; to remember; to recollect
tension; mental strain; nervousness
details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
of course; certainly; naturally
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
partly open; in half bloom
(period of) a year; during an era
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
tumor; tumour; swelling; boil; abscess
in the same manner as before; the same as always
the other day; a few days ago
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful