long ago; a long time ago; already
period of time; time slot; time zone
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
question; inquiry; enquiry
coeducation; mixed-sex education
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
to accept; to receive; to agree
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
listening (esp. in foreign language education); listening comprehension; interview (with a client, etc.); survey; (public) hearing
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
but; however; provided that
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
grumbling; muttering; complaining; moaning
to complain; to lodge a complaint
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
treatment (of a person); dealing with
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter