vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
enumeration; citation; listing
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
war; battle; match; game; competition
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
posing a question; question
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
to put into written form; to communicate or express by writing; to chronicle
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
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
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
question; inquiry; enquiry
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
(act of) writing on a blackboard
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
already; now; no longer; not any more
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to lose sight of; to miss
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
story; tale; talk; discussion
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent