rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
leader of a charge; first to arrive
attendance (at school); going to school
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
nth period (e.g. nth class in school day)
to order; to command; to appoint
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
to get slightly dirty (all over)
perfectly round; perfectly circular
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
painter (of buildings, etc.)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
knowing; (an) acquaintance