alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
staying the night; lodging (at)
preliminary investigation; preparation
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
advance; moving forward; progress
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
empty gun; gun loaded with blanks; firing a blank
fanfare; flourish of trumpets
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
middle part; medium depth (water); medium layer; medium-size; mid-level; medium-rise (building)
construction; architecture (of buildings)