primary school; elementary school; grade school
nth-year student; nth-year pupil
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
time; hour; season; suitable time; opportunity; chance
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
narrow margin; slim margin
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
track meet; athletic event for recording official times
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
simple honesty; tactless frankness
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
decision of a contest; finals
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
(innocent) mind of a child; childish mind
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
and then; and so; and; so then
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission