to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
relation; connection; relevance
link; directory entry; rink
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
just because; even if; even though
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
how long; how much; to what extent
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
new student; freshman; first-year student
town; city; municipal; urban
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate