to half-rise to one's feet
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to push aside; to brush aside
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
notice; attention; observation
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
meanwhile; in the meantime
homeroom; form room; form class
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
returning from school; going home from school