tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to be beaten hollow; to be argued into silence
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to be worried; to be troubled
father; dad; husband; you; he
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
failure; mistake; blunder
all; entire; whole; altogether
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to summon courage; to be brave