mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
school; proofreading; proof
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
moving into (a city, etc.); transfer (to a new school)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
to choke; to have trouble breathing
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to intend; to be sure that
to face; to go towards; to head towards