number one; first; best; most; game; round
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
really; truly; indeed; good grief
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
hello; good day; good afternoon
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
at least; at most; (even) just
sub-; second-rate; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
senior high school; high school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
(one's) wife; wife (of a peer or subordinate)
author; writer; novelist; artist
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
place where one works; construction site; working area
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded