knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
while; during; while; although; all; both
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
reality; actuality; hard fact
to thrust before; to thrust at
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
PC; personal computer; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
desk chair; office chair; computer chair
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
corridor; hallway; passageway
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
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
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
to gather; to collect; to assemble
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
attendance; presence; appearance
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
older brother; elder brother
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl