notice; attention; observation
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
nth period (e.g. nth class in school day)
absence due to illness; sick leave
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
and; thereupon; because of that
after school (at the end of the day)
moving to new seats; moving to new desks
some people; a few people; several people
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
trial in absentia; judgment by default (judgement)
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
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
jokingly; in the form of a joke
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to spit out; to eject; to dump
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
truancy; school non-attendance
fitness training; development of physical strength; building stamina; keeping up one's fitness
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
rather; better; instead; if anything
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
character assessment; personality analysis