usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
junior high school student; middle school pupil
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
physical education; PE; gym (class)
school inter-class ball-game competition
overall victory; championship
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
(school) class change; class shuffle; rearrangement of which students are in which teacher's class
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
keyword; key word; clue word; keyword; search term; indexing term
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
incident; affair; happening; event
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
regret; repentance; remorse
adds force or indicates command