prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
public and private; official and personal; government and people
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to recall; to remember; to recollect
just the other day; quite recently
incident; affair; happening; event
being startled; getting a shock
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
memories; recollections; reminiscence
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness