what's the matter?; what's wrong?
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
parents' day (day when parents observe their children in school)
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to perform in tune with each other; to get along well; to be in perfect harmony; to make a perfect pair (team, etc.)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
then; well; so; well then
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
excursion; field trip; school trip
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
at least; at most; (even) just
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
acting as a foster parent; caring for another's child; foster parent
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
called; known as; that; to say
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
nothing but; except; no more than
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
I see; that's right; indeed
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!