difficult to ...; hard to ...
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
tendency; trend; inclination
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
beforehand; in advance; previously
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
question; inquiry; enquiry
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
maternity leave; paternity leave
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
opening ceremony (of the school term)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
look like; sound like; savor of; smack of
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
newly appointed; inaugural
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to graduate from a university
memory; sense; experience
only recently; just of late
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
offender; criminal; culprit
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
rash assumption; hasty conclusion
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food