face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
consequently; as a result
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
primary school; elementary school; grade school
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
well-known; noted; celebrated
author; writer; novelist; artist
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
how others look at you; what others think about you
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to gather; to collect; to assemble
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
second-year student; biennial
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
club activities; extracurricular activities
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
after school (at the end of the day)
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
what with this and that; for a number of reasons