primary school; elementary school; grade school
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
comparatively; relatively
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
considerably; greatly; a lot
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
to like; to love; to be fond of
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
recently; lately; these days
blank space; margin; blank canvas
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to harm; to cause harm to
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
forcibly; against one's will
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to be steamed (properly, e.g. rice); to be stuffy; to grow musty; to get close
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
even if; even though; however; no matter how
same generation; one's generation
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase