carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
progress; being under way
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
what people say; rumours; public opinion
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to keep an eye on; to take care of
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
certainly; really; truly; possibly; maybe; perhaps
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
standing firm; holding out
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
funny story; funny anecdote
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
interference; meddling; butting in
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other