tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
pencil case; pencil box; writing brush case
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
confections; sweets; candy; cake
piece; fragment; one (object)
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
notice; attention; observation
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that