one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
slight increase; marginal rise
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
pupils who are not members of any school club; (lit.) go-home club
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)