middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
schoolgirl; female student
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to sniff out; to get wind of
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
then; well; so; well then
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
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
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
door; gate; opening; title page
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker