one grade; first-class; primary
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
associate; junior; assistant; second highest rank; second place
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
way; method; means; resource; course
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
I see; that's right; indeed
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
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 ...
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
while; even though; despite
to rest one's chin in one's hands
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm