some people; a few people; several people
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
already; now; no longer; not any more
every year; yearly; annually
established practice; custom
to begin to walk; to set out
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to pass (of time); to elapse
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to have a good idea; to be able to predict
jealousy; roasted rice cake
don't worry; there's no need to worry
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
grip (of hand); grip strength
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
connection; link; relationship
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)