junior high school student; middle school pupil
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
close; intimate; on good terms
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
long-term hospitalization
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
police; police officer; police station
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
dry riverbed; river beach
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
special selection; special approval; special prize; highest honours
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
author; writer; novelist; artist
in the same way as; just like
part-time lecturer; contract teacher
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to watch over; to watch attentively
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point