job; work; duties; trade; skill
to live; to make a living; to get on with
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
pupil; student; schoolchild
question; inquiry; enquiry
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to be worried; to be troubled
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to be found; to be discovered
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
helper; assistant; help; assistance
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
to pass (of time); to elapse