to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
in comparison to; rather than
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
staffroom; teachers' lounge; faculty lounge
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to pick up; to find; to gather
until now; so far; up to the present
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to recall; to remember; to recollect
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten