is something that; is that which
earnestly; immediately; exactly
how long; how much; to what extent
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
long ago; already; a long time ago
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
everybody; every last one of them; all
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
what do you want?; can I help you?
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
club activities; extracurricular activities
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
post-exam vacation; time off from school after end-of-term tests
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
at once; immediately; right now
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...