(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
light seasoning; mild flavour; bland taste
charming; fascinating; attractive
to approach; to draw near
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
impudent; shameless; brazen
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
history of; experience of