was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to have a talk; to tell a story
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
Word of God; God's Word; sword of the Spirit; Logos (i.e. the Trinity incarnate in Jesus Christ)
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to be awesome; to be extreme; to be incredible
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
while; even though; despite
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
caster; newscaster; news anchor; anchorman
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
rather; better; instead; if anything
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit