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
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
no!; no no!; no, not at all
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
world history; international history
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
(some) more; even more; longer; further
manly; masculine; like a man
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
such; like that; that sort of; very
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
pupil; student; schoolchild
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
had better ...; had better not ...