nursery school; day nursery; preschool
for the first time in one's life
since then; from that time; ever since
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
third year of elementary school; third year elementary school student
returning from school; going home from school
well-bred; of good upbringing
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
likability; favorability; popularity
letter; missive; note; mail
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
carbonic acid; carbonated water; baking soda; sodium carbonate
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
key (to understanding); point (e.g. of an argument)
fantastical idea; fanciful notion; bizarre thought
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
surname; family name; last name
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to be forward; to be impertinent
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
soda pop (esp. fruit-flavored); pop; (fizzy) lemonade; sweet carbonated drink
pull-top; pop-top; pop top; pull tab
the other day; lately; recently
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
to begin talking; to open up
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess