speaking voice; talking voice
notice; attention; observation
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
after school (at the end of the day)
moving to new seats; moving to new desks
some people; a number of people; several people; a few 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)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
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
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to spit out; to eject; to dump
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
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
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)
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
character assessment; personality analysis
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
to sit for an examination
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to think too much; to be over-concerned
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear