stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to detain; to check; to restrain
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
reopening; resumption; restarting
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
association; link; connection; pledge (esp. for marriage); promise
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
practice; practising; experience
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to be infected; to be contagious
until now; so far; up to the present
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
man who indulges women; gentleman; feminist
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
unqualified; without qualifications
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while