half and half; fifty-fifty
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
school badge; school emblem; school insignia
cross; crossed; cruciform
quadrilateral; quadrangle; tetragon
pentagram (as used in divination, etc.)
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
very interesting; of great interest
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
new student; freshman; first-year student
sharing; division; draw; tie
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
two classes; double; two sets
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
stairs; stairway; staircase
chair; stool; post; office; position
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
attendance (at school); going to school
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly