that day; the very same day
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
elderly housekeeper; elderly maid; wet nurse; nanny
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
permission; approval; authorization; license
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
settlement; solution; resolution
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
is that so?; I see; right; oh
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...