adaptation; accommodation; conformity
truant; school dropout; child who refuses to attend school
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to accept; to receive; to agree
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; switching (stock); chromosomal crossover
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
door; gate; opening; title page
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
school building; schoolhouse
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
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)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
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
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he