pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
accommodation; taking in; imprisonment; detention; containing (e.g. words in a dictionary); adding
declining birth rate; decline in the number of children; sub-replacement fertility
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
ten; 10; ten years of age
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
school; proofreading; proof
reinforced concrete; ferroconcrete
comparatively; relatively
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
current student; enrolled student
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
new student; freshman; first-year student
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
for the first time in one's life
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
tedious; verbose; wordy; redundancy
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
welcome; (warm) reception
singing together; singing in union; chorus; ensemble singing; choral singing; chorus
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
to get along well with; to make a go of it
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
encouragement; cheering on
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to happen to ride together; to share a vehicle; to (operate a) carpool