vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to put on (of clothing); (lit.) to put (arms) through sleeves
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
temporary; provisional; to do something temporarily (esp. build temporary facilities); to do something provisionally
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
after school (at the end of the day)
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
four arithmetic operations; basic arithmetic operations
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
walking briskly; determinedly
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
ignorant of the ways of the world
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about