to employ; to hire; to charter
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
reset; fresh start; new beginning
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
instant; moment; for an instant
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
article; news story; report; account
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
senior high school; high school
leaving school during a term
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience