to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
so-and-so; who?; which people?
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
person concerned; interested party; related party
when it becomes; when it comes to
so; like this; in this way
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
in this way; thus; such; uh...
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
to repeat; to do something over again
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to pick up; to find; to gather
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)