fine weather; fair weather
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
school record (on a student); transcript (of grades); confidential report
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?