failed student; student required to repeat a year
stinging hair (of a nettle, caterpillar, etc.)
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
you're looking well; how lovely to see you; how wonderful to see you in such good spirits; farewell, and keep well; do take good care of yourself
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
general idea; concept; notion
kiss; squeak (of a mouse); with a slurp
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
de facto marriage; common-law marriage
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
de facto marriage; common-law marriage; living together as husband and wife without formal marriage
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
couple who only go through the motions of being husband and wife
to manage; to arrange; to see to (a matter); to consult (with); to talk (to)
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to spurn; to snub; to treat with contempt
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
precocity (esp. of a young girl); acting grown up; precocious young girl
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
to talk; to carry meaning
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
nonchalantly; without a care
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)