young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
good (condition); going well; fine; smooth
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
whispering; murmuring; subdued
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
pupil; student; schoolchild
bolt from the blue; great surprise
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
to be too numerous; to be too much
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
writing; composition; essay; sentence
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
sports-minded; sports-oriented
physical education; PE; gym (class)
results; record; grades; marks
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
older sister; lass; young lady
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest