to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
one's school; school one attends or works at; driving school
a question of whether or not someone should resign
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
tedious; verbose; wordy; redundancy
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
sense of duty (obligation)
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
loop; band; loop (in a program); looping (of a video, slideshow, etc.); repeating (e.g. of a conversation); time loop (in fiction); temporal loop
to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)
unseasonable; out-of-season
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
police officer; policeman; policewoman
depending on; dependent on
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
moderator; host; chairman
high-pitched tone; soprano
audio feedback; acoustic feedback; howl
physical education; PE; gym (class)
student guidance; student counseling
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
eye of a typhoon; eye of a tropical cyclone; person (or thing) at the center of a turbulent situation (who triggers change or movement)
material; materials; data; information; documents
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
ultrasonic waves; ultrasound
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
diversion; distraction; feint
dozens; scores of; decades