the last moment; the very end
heartbroken thoughts; heartrending grief; overwhelming sorrow
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
custom; practice; convention; precedent
bolt from the blue; great surprise
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
being on duty; person on duty; one's turn
attendance (at school); going to school
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
usually; under usual circumstances
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
careful reading; close reading; intensive reading
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness; clean impression
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
to come in (of light); to shine in; to stream in; to pour in
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
town girl; girl raised in a town
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
opening time; starting time of work
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
teacher's desk; teacher's lectern
message (delivered by the US president or a state governor); address; (papal) bull; decree; textbook
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects