after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
review (of learned material); revision
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
to become possible; to become able to (do)
society; public; community; social studies
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
if it is the case that ...
study subject; course of study; department (university, etc.)
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to talk; to chat; to chatter
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to summon courage; to be brave
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
living by oneself; living alone
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
double room; room shared by two people; shared room
time; season; period; phase; stage
just one person; only one
clear; precise; definite; distinct
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
this and that; one thing and another
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come