common; commonplace; pulp paper; granulated sugar
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
vividly; clearly; distinctly; acutely
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
being startled; getting a shock
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
class teacher; homeroom teacher; home room teacher; form teacher
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
hospitalization; hospitalisation
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
absence; disregard; indifference
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
newly appointed; inaugural
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip