nod; inclination of the head
deputy head teacher; vice principal
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
(exercising) the right to command
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
schedule; program; programme; agenda
but; however; provided that
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
calamity; disaster; misfortune
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
leggings (stretchy skin-tight trousers); spats (footwear accessory); gaiters
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
range; stove; cooker; microwave oven
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
around the world; throughout the world