leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school
the very best; excellent; superb
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
to fascinate; to enchant; to possess; to bewitch; to enthrall
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
repentance; confession; penitence
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
to put someone to trouble
estimate (of costs); budget
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
recipe; (medical) prescription; how-to guide (e.g. for crafts)
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
willpower; energy; vitality
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
outcast; odd man out; pariah
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
in that way; like that; that way
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to have a rumor circulating
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
that; the matter in question
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)