mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
unit; (small) group (esp. in music or entertainment); band
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
independence; self-reliance
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
material; materials; data; information; documents
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
last week; the week before
superintendence; supervision; administration
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
senior high school student
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
(some) more; even more; longer; further
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
just because; even if; even though
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain