(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
serious; not joking; straight
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
primary school; elementary school; grade school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
number one; first; best; most; game; round
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
in comparison to; rather than
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to be conspicuous; to stand out
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
consequence; outcome; result; blame
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
going along with a joke, etc. at the beginning then pointing out its ridiculousness
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
and; thereupon; because of that
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case