junior high school student; middle school pupil
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
knowing what is right and not doing it is a want of courage
from the viewpoint of; according to
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
senior high school; high school
leaving school during a term
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
both; both sides; both parties
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
human; human-like; as a person
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
I see; that's right; indeed
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
question; inquiry; enquiry
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference