late at night; small hours of the morning
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
to become red; to redden; to blush
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
unevenness (e.g. in quality); inconstancy; variation; dispersion; scatter; spread
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
private affairs; personal matter
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
white key (on a piano, organ, etc.)
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
liking something; being partial to something; -phile
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
probity check; background investigation