preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
had better ...; had better not ...
serious; not joking; straight
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
moving (to a new place); moving in; transfer (to a new school)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
tedious; boring; being fed up with
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to live; to reside; to inhabit
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
imagination; supposition; guess
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to be erected; to be built
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
although I say; although one might say; although called
how many years; how long; what year
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
control; management (e.g. of a business)
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
administration costs; administrative expenses; management costs
payment made via bank deposit transfer; discarding a tile that becomes another player's winning tile
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen