junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
while; during; while; although; all; both
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
... years old; age (of) ...
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
don't you think?; indicates question
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
what kind of; what sort of; what
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
then; well; so; well then
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
sick person; patient; invalid