when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
notice; attention; observation
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
war; battle; match; game; competition
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
results; record; grades; marks
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist