top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
progress; being under way
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
door; gate; opening; title page
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
frank; candid; frankfurter; frank
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being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
expression; presentation; representation; notation
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
originally; by nature; from the start
one's whole life; one's lifetime
life; living; I; me; student
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
study; diligence; discount; reduction
with a friendly grin; smilingly
while; during; while; although; all; both
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
one person; another name; nickname; alias
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
green willow (i.e. one that has budded); meat of the trough shell (Mactra chinensis)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?