question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
beyond that point; after that
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
how; in what way; by what means
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
failure; mistake; blunder
job hunting; job searching
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
having one's own way; giving free rein to one's desires; acting as one pleases
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)