science fiction; sci-fi; SF
including (all of); -wide (e.g. company-wide); with (everyone); (concerning) the entirety of; all of
two times; twice; two degrees
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to steal a glance (at); to look furtively (at); to take a peek (at)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
several people; a few people
schoolgirl; female student
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
directly opposite; right in front
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
wounded person; injured person
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
student's handbook; small notebook that also acts as a student ID
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
after school (at the end of the day)
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
hair dyed brown; brown-dyed hair
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring