procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
meaning; significance; sense
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
diligent; hard-working; industrious
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
next term; next period; next version; next release
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
skeptical; sceptical; incredulous
to pile up; to accumulate
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
reality; actuality; hard fact
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?