student in a higher grade; upperclassman
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
much less; to say nothing of
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
door; gate; opening; title page
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
until now; so far; up to the present
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
it is not (like that) either
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
chorus; singing in a chorus
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize