opening and shutting; opening and closing
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
after a long time; for the first time in a while
having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
myself; yourself; I; me; you
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
such; this sort of; like this
primary school; elementary school; grade school
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
truancy; school non-attendance
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
close; intimate; on good terms
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
attendance (at school); going to school
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
only; merely; but; no more than
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
had better ...; had better not ...
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
appendix; supplement; annex; extra (of a newspaper or magazine)
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
I see; that's right; indeed
breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility