lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
to do together; to share; to participate in
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
junior high school student; middle school pupil
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
infancy; childhood; tender age
private tutor; coach; governess
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
divide; parting; carrying two bundles tied together over one's shoulder; hair parted in the middle
equality; impartiality; evenness
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
stealthily; secretly; in secret
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
entertainment; amusement; fun
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
number of times; frequency; count
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
because of; owing to; due to
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
persecution complex; paranoia
to burn with combativeness
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
in that manner; like that
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase