lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
recommendation; referral; endorsement
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
enrolling at a cram school
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
corridor; hallway; passageway
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
another; different; something else
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to squeeze out; to wring out
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to be sullen; to be offended; to be stuffy; to be stifling; slowly (exhaling smoke)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid