second month of the lunar calendar; February
commerce; trade; business
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
match; tournament; interschool match
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
match; game; bout; contest
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she