today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
preparation; arrangements
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
school building; schoolhouse
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to lose one's way; to get lost
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
in that manner; like that
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
primary school; elementary school; grade school
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
to be conspicuous; to stand out
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
participation (in a tournament, match, race, etc.); entry; appearance (on the stage, television, etc.); exiting (a venue, train station, etc.); exit; being dispatched (of an ambulance, fire engine, etc.)
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
at that time; in those days
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme