that is to say; so that means
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
homeroom; form room; form class
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
nagging; critical; talkative; gossipy
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
physical education; PE; gym (class)
storehouse; warehouse; godown
smoothly; easily; readily
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough