point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
attendance (at school); going to school
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
gross; disgusting; sickening
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
fallen hair; combings; hair left on comb
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
pointing out; identification
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
no!; no no!; no, not at all
abuse; misuse; perversion
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
maintenance; preservation; improvement
examination; consideration; test; quiz
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
supplementary classes or lectures
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business