eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
uncertainty about the future; concern about future prospects
to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage
fortune and misfortune are intertwined; fortune and misfortune come by turns; good luck and bad luck alternate (like the strands of a rope); good and bad fortune are next-door neighbours
the future is unpredictable; inscrutable are the ways of heaven; the irony of fate
individual; one by one; separate; each
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
distrust; unjust suspicion
every evening; night after night
whether or not; presence or absence
the matter you have been talking about
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes
government worker; public servant; civil servant
rush job; slipshod job; quick-and-dirty work
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
weather vane; fence-sitter; opportunist
tumor; tumour; swelling; boil; abscess
fragile article; breakables; broken article
class disruption (e.g. due to discipline problems); classroom chaos
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
teacher's desk; teacher's lectern
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language
out of control; uncontrollable