concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
match; game; bout; contest
than; from; out of; except; but; more
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
way; method; means; resource; course
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
question; inquiry; enquiry
(turned out) all right in the end
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
finishing blow; coup de grâce
eagerly; earnestly; assiduously; diligently; wholeheartedly