seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
third-year student; third-year pupil
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
maintaining the status quo
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
to look around; to survey
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit