today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
suffix for familiar person
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
primary school; elementary school; grade school
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
what do you want?; can I help you?
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
ridiculous; stupid; foolish; absurd; laughable
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
moving (to a new place); moving in; transfer (to a new school)
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
deputy head teacher; vice principal
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
senior high school; high school
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start