a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
while; even though; despite
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
shortish; rather short; somewhat short