tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to stop walking; to pause
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to become empty; to be emptied
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
to lose sight of; to miss
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means; at all costs; at any cost; no matter what (happens); by fair means or foul
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
new student; freshman; first-year student
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
tightly packed; full to capacity; jam-packed
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
commencing with; including
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
endurance; perseverance; patience
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint