in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to have a talk; to tell a story
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
it's been a long time; long time no see
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
don't you think?; indicates question
extended leave; long vacation
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
serious condition; critical condition
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
don't worry about it; forget about it
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
bodily sensation; sense; experience
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
study; learning; tutorial