explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
such; like that; that sort of; very
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
be (that) as it may; having said that
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
obscene; indecent; lewd; bawdy; loose; improper
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
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
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to stand on a podium; to teach; to be a teacher
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
reality; actuality; hard fact
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
greeting; a fine thing to say
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to resound; to make a stir
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
like; similar to; as with; in the same way