inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
school with a high proportion of graduates accepted into high-ranking universities; school focused on preparing students to get into high-ranking universities; school with a high proportion of graduates who go on to university or junior college
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
club activities; extracurricular activities
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
school tradition; school customs; school spirit
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
stairs; stairway; staircase
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
corridor; hallway; passageway
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to brighten; to grow light
brown; light brown; tawny
to rock; to shake; to swing
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)