teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to pretend; to act (as if)
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
class disruption (e.g. due to discipline problems); classroom chaos
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to collect; to assemble; to gather
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
being born between January 1 and April 1 (school entrance date)
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
comparatively; relatively
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
taking no notice (of); showing no interest (in); paying no attention (to); ignoring completely
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
outcast; misfit; deviant; maverick; nonconformist
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
fickle nature; flighty temperament; inconstant person
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn