sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
temporary retirement; suspension from office
class disruption (e.g. due to discipline problems); classroom chaos
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
over-demanding parents; parents who makes selfish and unreasonable demands on behalf of their child
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
truancy; school non-attendance
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to be opposite; to face each other
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
lack of leadership (esp. of a teacher)
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of