writing implement; writing tool
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
close to the wall; alongside the wall
component; component stereo
pop; popular; pop-art-style; pop (music); pop (stack operation)
(temporary) closure of school
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
aspect; phase; condition; modality
leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
encyclopedia; encyclopaedia
(another's) daughter; young lady
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
the sciences; STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics)
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
question sheet; question paper
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil; propelling pencil
percentage of correct answers
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
expression; look; countenance; face
on bad terms; at loggerheads
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about