piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to have meaning; to be meaningful
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each
end of term; end of semester
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
one's own child; one's own children
studies; schoolwork; classwork
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
results; record; grades; marks
rising; ascending; climbing
to look forward to something
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
to chew out; to reprimand severely; to rake over the coals; to press oil
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
sequel; later development
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
honorific/polite/humble prefix
study; diligence; discount; reduction
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant