copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
then; well; so; well then
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
time; season; period; phase; stage
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "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 ...
else; in addition; besides
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
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; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); 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 know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
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