commuting to school; school commute
jealousy; roasted rice cake
healthy; sound; wholesome
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
surrounding at a distance
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
And Then There Were None (1938 novel by Agatha Christie); Ten Little Niggers
black joke; black comedy; morbid humor
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
writing implement; writing tool
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
propelling pencil; mechanical pencil
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
question sheet; question paper
prohibited item; banned item
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
skim reading; diagonal reading (e.g. as a simple code)
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view