possession; occupation; occupancy
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
together; at the same time; same; identical
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
elder sister; older female friend
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
stoat (Mustela erminea); ermine; short-tailed weasel
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately