thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
very loose; slowly; leisurely
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
influence; effect; impact
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
Darjeeling (tea); Darjeeling (India); Darjiling
astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
one's share; one's portion
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
very young; little; childish; immature
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
to grow up; to become an adult
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
graduation ceremony; commencement
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
March; third month of the lunar calendar
one day; (on) a certain day
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
customary; conventional; usual
attendance; presence; appearance
current student; enrolled student
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
nth-year student; nth-year pupil
graduate; alumnus; alumna
on the occasion of; at the time of
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal