primary school; elementary school; grade school
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to become better; to improve
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
girl's lacquered wooden geta; wooden footwear; clogs; sabots
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
ember; brand; stub (of used candle, match etc.)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
to become excited; to grow lively
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party