opposite side; opposition
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
student (esp. a university student)
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
residence; housing; residential building
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
school building; schoolhouse
witnessing; observing; sighting
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; to stun; to amaze
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
outsider; someone outside of a group
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
to ask; to enquire; to query
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
soon; shortly; before long; having no time to ...; with no time to ...
pupil; student; schoolchild
several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
first meeting; first interview with
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to look down on; to condescend
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to be worried; to be troubled
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
guard; security guard; security officer
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)