convenient; expedient; makeshift
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
shore; bank (of a body of water)
very likely; very probable
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
feigned tears; crocodile tears
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
summer vacation; summer holiday
attendance (at school); going to school
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
first period (e.g. first class in school day)
heigh-ho; heave-ho; hold on!; just a minute; la-la
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
punctually; on time; as regularly as a clock
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to arrange; to make an appointment; to agree upon
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback