middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
preservation of health; hygiene; sanitation
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage
empty gun; gun loaded with blanks; firing a blank
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to bring; to take; to bring about
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
inside; interior; inner part
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
right in the midst of; right at the height of
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
ten; 10; ten years of age
preparatory phase; preparatory period
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
All Seats Sold, Thank You; full house; sell-out crowd
hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
jam-packed; packed in like sardines
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)