hearsay; learning by hearsay
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
comparatively; quite; rather
school building; schoolhouse
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
just one person; only one
scene; spectacle; sight; view
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
alone; by oneself; on one's own
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
screening (a movie); showing; to screen a movie
theatre; theater; playhouse
first time; first; initial
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement