some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
clear; precise; definite; distinct
feeling one gets from listening to something
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
grumbling; muttering; complaining; moaning
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
called; known as; that; to say
continuing one's education into high school
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
eternity; perpetuity; permanence
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
son (of others); boy; young master; young man innocent of the ways of the world; man of pampered upbringing; greenhorn (from a well-off family)
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
distrust; unjust suspicion
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
board chairman; managing director; chief director
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy; kindness; goodwill
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
exceptional measures; measures for exceptional cases; preferential measure
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
on the occasion of; at the time of; when; during
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
interior; inside; internal
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category