I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to mix; to stir; to blend
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
wherein; therein; thereinto
library (usu. single-room); small library
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
use; utilization; utilisation; application
collection of books; (personal) library
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
letter (e.g. of complaint); letter to the editor; letter from a reader; contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
another school; other schools
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
annual (plant); first-year student
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
wintertime; winter season