companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
explanation; interpretation
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
in the same manner as before; the same as always
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
reopening; resumption; restarting
news; word; tidings; omen
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to rise; to erect; to get up
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
greater than ...; bigger ...
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
precocious; precocious child
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
guardian; protector; patron; parent
to get one's head around; to think about
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
to make an appearance; to show up
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to intervene; to stop (something)