older brother; elder brother
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
time; season; period; phase; stage
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
to triumph; to be elated with success
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
neighbourhood; neighborhood
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
plastic bag; polyethylene bag
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
wherein; therein; thereinto
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
ten; 10; ten years of age
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
that's the way it is; such is life
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
I see; that's right; indeed
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)