slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
general manager; director-general
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
only; merely; but; no more than