thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
should; must; -able; probably; likely
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to stop walking; to pause
meaning; significance; sense
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
after school (at the end of the day)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
annual (plant); first-year student
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
simply; merely; only; solely
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
weather; climate; disposition; temperament
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
because of; owing to; due to
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
really; truly; indeed; good grief
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to talk to oneself; to mutter
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...