as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
attendance; presence; appearance
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
outward appearance; apparent
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
serious; severe; grave; acute
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
loose (of clothing); baggy; flabby; saggy; sloshing; slopping
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to abide (by the rules); to keep to the regulations
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
schoolgirl; female student
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
in a ward; within the ward; within the zone; within the district