to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
it's been a long time; long time no see
to be needed; to be wanted
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
such; this sort of; like this
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
conduct; behavior; behaviour
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
technology; technique; technical
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to do someone in; to bump someone off
myself; yourself; I; me; you