few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
this and that; various things
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
morning; forenoon; just before noon
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to engage in lively conversation
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
summer vacation; summer holidays
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)