to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
junior high school student; middle school pupil
results; record; grades; marks
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
(right at the) side; just beside
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
to move (house); to change residence
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
living in a group; communal living; community life
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
human relations; personal relationships
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
cheating (on an examination); cribbing
always having a comeback; fast-talking
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
school; proofreading; proof
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
joining (a group); becoming a member (of); joining the ranks (of)
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
studying abroad; studying overseas
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)