to step firmly; to harden by treading
to lose one's footing; to slip
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
along; parallel to; in accordance with
(very) back (last) row; rearmost row
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
source of worry; source of distress
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
all kinds of spirits and goblins
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
second-year student; biennial
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
ray of light; ray of hope; promising talent
nod; inclination of the head
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
teacher's desk; teacher's lectern
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
every single word and phrase; word by word
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known