system; institution; organization; organisation
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
untiringly; persistently; without losing interest
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
resignation; acceptance; consolation
becoming dull; slowing down
occurrence; happening; incident; event
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
every year; yearly; annually
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
transfer student; student changing schools
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
head of the student council; president of the student council
the same as always; day after day
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
start of work; commencement; opening
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
average value; mean value; mean; expectation
studies; schoolwork; classwork
results; record; grades; marks
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless