let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
study; diligence; discount; reduction
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
question; inquiry; enquiry
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
idly; sluggishly; doing nothing
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
derailment; digression; deviation
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
female high-school student
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
journal; magazine; periodical
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count