primary school; elementary school; grade school
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to run up to; to rush over
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand; by extension
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
to rise into importance; to gain strength; (lit.) to raise one's head
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
stinging hair (of a nettle, caterpillar, etc.)
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
preface; introduction; preamble
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject