I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
child's mind; child's heart; young mind
biological parent; real parent
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
nursery school; day nursery; day care center
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
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
memory; sense; experience
in the same way as; just like
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
third-year student; third-year pupil
being left out; being ostracized
things one is carrying; things one has on one's person; thing one owns; one's property; mistress; lover
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
pupil; student; schoolchild
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
you could say; you might say; verging on the
since one was born; in one's (entire) life; in all one's life
these guys; these fellows
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
by any standard; (not) even as flattery