before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
senior high school student
because of; owing to; due to
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
attendance (at school); going to school
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to exclude; to leave out (of conversations, etc.); to freeze out; to send to Coventry
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
day after day; day by day
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
(not) even once; (not) ever
(period of) a year; during an era
educational institution; school; academy; campus
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to be choked up; to be crushed (emotionally); to be overcome (with emotion); to be shocked; to be horrified
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to speak one's mind; to speak very frankly
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)