pupil; student; schoolchild
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to gather; to collect; to assemble
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination
after the end (of something); post-
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax