tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to some extent; to a certain extent
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
nth period (e.g. nth class in school day)
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
continuation; succession; series
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
truancy; absence without leave
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
pointing out; identification
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes
considerably; fairly; quite
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
(not) a single person; (no) one
absence; disregard; indifference
third day of the month; three days
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
in comparison to; rather than