pupil; student; schoolchild
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to be free; to be available
radiant smile; contented smile
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
exemplar; model; example; pattern
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
because of; owing to; due to
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
(on the) right track; (on the) right lines
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
fine weather; fair weather
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
way of asking; way of listening; listener
fresh; (liquid) non-dairy creamer; coffee whitener
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
never mind!; don't worry about it
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)