in a sense; in some way; to an extent
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
communication skills; communication ability
information transfer; information transmission
means; way; method; measure
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
function; facility; faculty; feature
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
quail; Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
capable person; talented person; person with supernatural powers (in fiction); competent person; person with legal capacity
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
senior high school; high school
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
school song; college song; school anthem
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
in succession; one by one
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
feeling sick; feeling nauseous; feeling unwell; feeling displeased; feeling offended; feeling irritated
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
new student; freshman; first-year student
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
sound; tone; note; ring; chirp
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
front; frontage; facade; main