whispering into a person's ear
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
ten; 10; ten years of age
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
scandal; deplorable event
another school; other schools
fray; fighting; brawling; scuffle
school tradition; school customs; school spirit
only recently; just of late
school rules; school regulations
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to use X as a selling point
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
corridor; hallway; passageway
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
nausea; sickness in the stomach
hello; good day; good afternoon
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
it's been a long time; long time no see