school building; schoolhouse
unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
leaving everything to someone else
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)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
decline; downturn; drop; (mental) depression; low spirits
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers; leaving (one's master's place for home)
apathy; lethargic state; state of lassitude
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
recorder (musical instrument); English flute
half joking; being (only) half serious; (in a) jocular vein
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
carving; engraving; sculpture; tattoo
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new; cleaned (of a plate, etc.); finished
brand-new article; new item
tongue; tongue (of a shoe); seal flap (of an envelope)
staring at; gazing at; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
cat-eye style (in makeup); (lit.) eyes of a cat
limit (amount, e.g. on credit card, loan, expenditure)
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
trial; judgement; judgment
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately