elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
participation; joining; entry
about; on; regarding; per; for every
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
steady; sound; stable; safe (e.g. business); reliable; trustworthy
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
spring break; spring vacation
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
repaying a debt after achieving success; promise to repay a debt after achieving success
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
independent business; self-employment
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
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
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very