effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
considerably; fairly; quite
skill; dexterity; master hand
bad pun; corny joke; worn-out joke; dad joke
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
so; like this; in this way
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
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
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
now; the present time; just now; another; more
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
student guidance; student counseling
story; tale; talk; discussion
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
sorry; excuse me; thank you
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
tension; mental strain; nervousness
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to pass (of time); to elapse
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
should; must; -able; probably; likely
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest