desperately; for one's dear life
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
senior high school; high school
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
meaning; significance; sense
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
dietetics; nutritional science
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
at least; at most; (even) just
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
development; exploitation
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds (golf)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle