to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
although I say; although one might say; although called
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
meaning; significance; sense
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
returning from school; going home from school
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
family; members of a family
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
(not so) much; (not) very
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella