to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
while; during; while; although; all; both
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
considerably; greatly; a lot
time; hour; period; class
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
forty-ninth day after a person's death
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
incident; affair; happening; event
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
such; like that; that sort of; very
homeroom; form room; form class
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink