splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
temporary absence from school
pregnancy; conception; gestation
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
sincere; honest; faithful
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
than; from; out of; except; but; more
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
and then; and so; and; so then
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to make merry; to be festive
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
no!; no no!; no, not at all
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
physical condition; state of health
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)