excursion; field trip; school trip
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
pupil; student; schoolchild
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
woman; female; feminine gender
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
suited figure; person in a suit
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
because of; owing to; due to
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
one's youth; one's youthful days (years); the flower of one's youth; the springtime of one's life
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
memories; recollections; reminiscence
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
emotional scars; mental trauma
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix