capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
about; on; regarding; per; for every
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
to be away from home; to be out of the house
inside and outside the country; domestic and foreign
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
last week; the week before
spring break; spring vacation
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to ask; to enquire; to query
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally