round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
great difference; major mistake
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
serving tea (esp. at a company); tea server; tea lady
construction; architecture (of buildings)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
company president; manager; director
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
such; this sort of; like this
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
imagination; supposition; guess
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
teacher's license (licence) (required to teach in preschool, elementary or secondary schools)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
serious; not joking; straight
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
very; extremely; excessively
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy