elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
these guys; these fellows
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
regret; repentance; remorse
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
article; thing; object; property; real estate
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience