since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to find (after searching everywhere); to locate; to discover
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
scenery; scene; landscape
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
day duty; day shift; class duty (students)
(sports) ground; (playing) field; playground; stadium
senior high school; high school
junior high school student; middle school pupil
sailor suit; middy uniform; two-piece school uniform modeled after the sailor suit
wearing one's hair in braids
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something
home; household; family; hearth
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
(school) class change; class shuffle; rearrangement of which students are in which teacher's class
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)