formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress
permission; approval; authorization; license
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
Spanish bar; Spanish-style restaurant with a counter, serving food, alcoholic drinks, and coffee; balcony
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
life; living; I; me; student
memories; recollections; reminiscence
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to sulk; to be peevish; to run away from home
time; season; period; phase; stage
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
at that time; in those days
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
hallway slippers; indoor shoes
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
physical education; PE; gym (class)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition