here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
recently; lately; these days
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
no!; no no!; no, not at all
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
highest score; highest number of points; top grade; peak altitude; highest point
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
new student; freshman; first-year student
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
name; given name; first name
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after