word for word; verbatim; a single word and a single phrase
discovery; detection; finding
zero (points, marks); no marks; zero (of a function); root; zero degrees (Celsius); freezing point
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
failing mark; failing grade
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
stifled (laughter); simmering
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with (something) any longer
in low spirits; dejected; sad
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
passing (an examination); making the grade
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
other; another; over; more than; I; me
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
objection; dissent; protest
provision of expenses; scholarship
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
staffroom; teachers' lounge; faculty lounge
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
talking while standing; standing around talking
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
crossly; angrily; strongly smelling; reeking
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly