youth; springtime of life; adolescent
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
laughing foolishly; cackling
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
results; record; grades; marks
very; extremely; excessively
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
tone (of voice); manner of talking
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
very; greatly; exceedingly
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
easy; simple; there's no way that ...