middle of the night; dead of night
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
one act (play, etc.); scene; event
to accept; to receive; to agree
alternately; by turns; one after the other
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
first year of high school; first-year high school student
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to overdo; to do too much
in the hospital; hospitalized
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
carelessly; inattentively
successively; one after another
time; season; period; phase; stage
scale; scope; plan; structure
becoming stereotyped; getting stuck in a rut; humdrum; mannerism (art, etc.)
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
hospitalization; hospitalisation
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)