in groups of twos and threes; in small groups
schoolgirl; female student
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to smile (at); to grin (at)
irritation; annoyance; frustration
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
pupil; student; schoolchild
whispered conversation; whispering
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
step; stride; counter for steps
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
school rules; school regulations
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)