school building; schoolhouse
deep impression; being deeply moved; being deeply touched
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
talking about memories; reminiscences
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
to understand from experience
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
blizzard of falling cherry blossoms; flurry of falling cherry blossoms
wherein; therein; thereinto
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
attack; attack (on a difficult task); tackling; making an assault (on a summit); attack