road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
in this way; thus; such; uh...
attendance (at school); going to school
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
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
close; intimate; on good terms
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
while; even though; despite
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
salty sea breeze; salt wind
here and there; in places
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
school; school building; schoolhouse
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
these days; nowadays; recently
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular