be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
close; intimate; on good terms
older sister; elder sister
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
the other day; a few days ago
Nichole; Nicholl; Nicol; Nicoll; Nicolle
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
very young; little; childish; immature
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to comb down; to smooth down
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
while; during; while; although; all; both
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely