pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to expel (from the body); to excrete; to defecate; to give birth
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
calm; composed; cool; quiet
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
by myself; in person; by oneself
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
instant; moment; for an instant
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...