very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to become better; to improve
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
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.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
called; known as; that; to say
not yet known; unknown; strange
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
myself; yourself; I; me; you
results; record; grades; marks
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
younger half-brother (by a different mother)
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
gifted education; special education for gifted children
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
while; even though; despite
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
on the way home from school
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices