cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
half-crying; being on the verge of crying
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
though; notwithstanding; although
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
to jump from one thing to another
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
neighbourhood; neighborhood
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave