last week; the week before
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
high achiever; student with good academic results
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
by means of; due to; because of; according to
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
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
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
good humour (humor); good mood
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
how; in what way; how about
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to stay calm; to keep cool
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)