school building; schoolhouse
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
for today; for the time being
strategy meeting; council of war
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
mechanical ineptitude; being hopeless with machines
artifice; wiles; trickery; art of a courtesan (esp. for seducing or deceiving customers); coquetry
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
club activities; extracurricular activities
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
extraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented; solecistic; non-standard; irregular
near oneself; close to one; familiar
spring break; spring vacation
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
to be eloquent; to have a way with words
making out; necking; getting handsy; canoodling; being lovey-dovey; getting affectionate (with each other)
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable