slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to rock; to shake; to swing
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
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 become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
one's turn for doing the sweeping (cleaning)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
than; from; out of; except; but; more
how; in what way; how about
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
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
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
fruit knife; paring knife
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
item; something that one "just has to have"
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis