graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
home area; home town; local
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
time; hour; period; class
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
equality; impartiality; evenness
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
setting sail; putting out to sea; starting anew; embarking on something new
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
rather; better; instead; if anything
originality; distinctiveness; uniqueness; individuality
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
news program; news programme
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar