ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
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
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
electricity; (electric) light
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
copier; copy machine; photocopier
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
sorry; excuse me; thank you
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
telephone call; telephone (device)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
it is I who should say so
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
time; hour; period; class
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to behave well (of a child)
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to