erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
one's older sister and her husband
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer
machine; race car; racing motorcycle
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
rather; better; instead; if anything
personal computer; PC; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
mental; spiritual; emotional
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
time; hour; period; class
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence