unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
explanation; interpretation
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
such; this sort of; like this
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
pupil; student; schoolchild
very young; little; childish; immature
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
sanity; consciousness; soberness
story; tale; talk; discussion
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to have a talk; to tell a story
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize