futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
rather; sooner; preferably
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
to be thrilled; to be excited
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
how; how much; to what extent; no matter how (much); however
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
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
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
member of one's in-group (e.g. family member, colleague)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
notice; notification; report; posting
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
serious; not joking; straight
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like