elementary and middle schools
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
fewest; least; smallest (number); youngest
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
long homeroom; occasional or periodic extra long registration class or assembly in a school (e.g. for activities not related to class work)
waste of time; killing time
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
length (of an animal); body length
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
to find fault with; to question
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
one eye; one of one's eyes
fifth degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
establishing the identity of a defendant
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
suspension; standby; sleep
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
hostile party; enemy side
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious