recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
after school (at the end of the day)
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
number one; first; best; most; game; round
myself; yourself; I; me; you
just because; even if; even though
since then; from that time; ever since
results; record; grades; marks
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
winter vacation; winter holidays
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
about; on; regarding; per; for every
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
time; hour; period; class
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning