copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
time; season; period; phase; stage
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
school of one's (first, second) choice
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
taking a junior high-school entrance examination
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
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
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane