to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
one more time; once more; once again
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
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
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
senior high school; high school
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
to startle; to surprise; to astonish; (lit.) to make (someone) say "oh!"
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
how; in what way; how about
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
feeling; sense; impression
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
time; hour; period; class
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to