long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to some extent; to a certain extent
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
distant look; faraway look
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
duty; obligation; responsibility
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
no exception; without exception; always the same
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances