recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
schoolgirl; female student
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
island in a pond or river
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
plump; chubby; voluptuous
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
sumo (wrestling); sumo wrestler; rikishi
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
dozens; scores of; decades
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
to dye; to colour; to color
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
singing together; singing in union; chorus; ensemble singing; choral singing; chorus
pupil; student; schoolchild
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
genuine article; real thing; real deal