to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
different opinion; objection
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
while studying; presently studying
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
homecoming; returning home
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; wasting time; waste of time
after a long time; for the first time in a while
average (ability, looks, etc.); ordinary; normal; run-of-the-mill
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
movements; bearing; deportment; carriage; behavior; behaviour
working adult; full-fledged member of society
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
to degenerate; to lapse into
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
unfortunate; unhappy; ill-fated; hapless
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
proneness to being ill; being sick a lot; proneness to disease
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
job; work; duties; trade; skill
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
spring break; spring vacation
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
junior college; vocationally oriented post-secondary institution offering two or three-year programs
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
treating someone like a child
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
your views; your opinion; great idea; excellent idea
to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)