junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
way of speaking; intimation
to investigate thoroughly; to research thoroughly; to master; to understand completely
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
instead; but (on the other hand)
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
energy conservation; economical use of energy
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
(battery) charger; AC adapter
electricity; (electric) light
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell