difficult to ...; hard to ...
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
stairs; stairway; staircase
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
stress relief; getting rid of stress
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
now; the present time; just now; another; more
older sister; elder sister
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
senior high school; high school
shade; shadow; sunshine; sunlight
to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.); to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
how long; how far; how much
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance