seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
author; writer; novelist; artist
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
results; record; grades; marks
winter vacation; winter holidays
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
bad-tempered; aggressive; quarrelsome
fair and square; open and aboveboard
to hit; to beat; to shout at; to yell at
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
common gull (Larus canus); mew gull; gull (Laridae spp.); seagull
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
man of the future; Homo futurus
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
lower back (or hip) pain; lumbago
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to be all out; to exhaust
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)