to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
such; like that; that sort of
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
then; well; so; well then
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
round; tranquil; contentedly at ease
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)