I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
private tutor; coach; governess
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)