miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
practice game; practice match; scrimmage; workout
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
blank column; blank space
impressions; thoughts; feelings; opinions
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to increase; to add to; to augment
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
spring break; spring vacation
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
(school) class change; class shuffle; rearrangement of which students are in which teacher's class
environment; circumstance
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
every year; yearly; annually
almost; roughly; approximately
to live; to make a living; to get on with
border (pattern); stripes; border; boundary; border; edge
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
number of days (times) one has attended
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
unofficial report; confidential report
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
two classes; double; two sets
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
summer vacation; summer holiday
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
different person; another person; someone else; changed man