to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
home area; home town; local
classification; categorization; sorting
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
school building; schoolhouse
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit
to begin to attend (e.g. school)
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
pupil; student; schoolchild
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
in one's own way or style
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
wherein; therein; thereinto
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on