class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
foursome; group of four people; Gang of Four (Maoist political faction)
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
year-end and New Year holidays (e.g. from December 29 to January 3)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
earnest apology; humble apology; apologizing profusely
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
club activities; extracurricular activities
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to discuss; to talk together
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state