primary school; elementary school; grade school
to move (house); to change residence
selection; choice; option
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
that's the way it is; such is life
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
faking crying; crocodile tears
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
whereabout; about where; how much
outsider; someone outside of a group
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
ill will; malice; evil intent
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
classbook; yearbook; graduation album
kerosene; paraffin; lamp oil
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
to move forward; to move on
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
back off!; leave me alone!
helpful person; person who likes looking after others; overly helpful person; annoyingly helpful person; manager; go-between
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for