that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
study; diligence; discount; reduction
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
busy; having no (free) time
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
senior high school student
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
in comparison to; rather than
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
had better ...; had better not ...
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!