to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
nth period (e.g. nth class in school day)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to rain incessantly; to downpour
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
study; learning; tutorial
there being no use in arguing (about it)
second day of the month; two days
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
high; noble; refined; advanced
function; facility; faculty; feature
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
results; record; grades; marks
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak