pupil; student; schoolchild
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
while; during; while; although; all; both
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
first period (e.g. first class in school day)
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
annual (plant); first-year student
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
in order; sequential; seriatim
how many people; a number of people
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
every year; yearly; annually
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
in name only; titular; nominal
to fall completely silent; to become still as death