attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
dozens; scores of; decades
pupil; student; schoolchild
reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
commencing with; including
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
guardians; parents; father and older brother
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
eastern part; the east (of a region)
district; section; sector