to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
adds force or indicates command
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
The Catcher in the Rye (novel by J. D. Salinger)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
quotation; citation; reference
pupil; student; schoolchild
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
marking; grading; scoring
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
to follow; to conform; to apply to
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
colloquial style; written style based on spoken language