to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
at least; at most; (even) just
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
how many years; how long; what year
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to have a hard time of it
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to be worried; to be troubled
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
vice president (of a club or organization, organisation)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
if so; in that case; in that situation
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do