class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
sports-minded; sports-oriented
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
eating; bite (in fishing)
condition; figure; appearance; voice
club activities; extracurricular activities
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
opening and shutting; opening and closing
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
club activities; extracurricular activities
height (of body); stature
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why