elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
to feel nauseated; to feel sick
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
probability; likelihood; chances
foster child; adopted animal (e.g. pet)
cooperation; collaboration
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
infiltration; permeation; exudation; percolation; effusion; extraction
absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
standard-bearer; flag-bearer
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
yoke; constraints; oppression
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
war funds; war expenditures