thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to know personally; to have personal knowledge of
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
father; dad; husband; you; he
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
three times; thrice; third (musical interval)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
to be found; to be discovered
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
stationery store; stationery shop; stationer's
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
very likely; very probable
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to gather; to collect; to assemble
all; entire; whole; altogether
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
shopping district; shopping street; downtown