foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
alone; by oneself; on one's own
wandering; roaming; drifting
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
nothing but; except; no more than
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
older sister; elder sister
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
with a friendly grin; smilingly
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
in that manner; like that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
such ... as; or some such
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
by myself; in person; by oneself
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
January; first month of the lunar calendar
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit