to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
memory; sense; experience
(not) even once; (not) ever
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
see!; didn't I tell you (this would happen)?
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
living by oneself; living alone
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
club activities (usu. clubs in association with a school); extracurricular activities
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
senior high school student
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
gossip; corner of the mouth
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier