whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
catercorner; diagonally opposite
to look young; to seem young
head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
school affairs; religious affairs
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of; additional post
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
be (that) as it may; having said that
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
goby (fish); yellowfin goby (Acanthogobius flavimanus)
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
interview; oral examination
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
history of; experience of
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
interviewer (for job, school, etc. interviews)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with