speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
place; situation; position; location
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
after school (at the end of the day)
school building; schoolhouse
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
while; even though; despite
pessimism; disappointment
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
by gender; according to gender; gender-segregated
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
physical education; PE; gym (class)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
something; some kind of; for some reason
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)