to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
amount of money; sum of money
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
isn't it; right?; you know?
such ... as; or some such
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances