today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to be embarrassed for a reply; to be at a loss for a reply
to say no more; to sink into silence
be (that) as it may; having said that
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
difficult to ...; hard to ...
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
to turn towards; to point
how; in what way; how about
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere