whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
(school) class change; class shuffle; rearrangement of which students are in which teacher's class
to know (someone); to think; to believe
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
to become completely chilled
shithead; bastard; fucking; bloody; damned
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
to take a breath; to take a short rest
redoing; doing over again
much more; not to mention; not to speak of; to say nothing of; let alone
emergency staircase; fire escape
having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
unprincipled; inconstant; unscrupulous
apparent age (of someone); rough age
Alice band; (horseshoe-shaped) headband (worn over the forehead); hairband
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to be unable to do; to not be in a position to do
playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting
pure heart; naivete; innocence
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
above; going steadily upward
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
air battle; dog fight; aerial battle
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
call for attention; alert; heads-up; reminder
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
point (of a question, story, etc.); hold; grip
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
tessellated; tessellar; mosaic
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source