doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
rather; better; instead; if anything
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
knowing; (an) acquaintance
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
feeling of a full stomach after a meal; satisfaction of having a full stomach
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be