school building; schoolhouse
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
even though things may appear this way
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
to set out (on a journey); to start (a task)
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
villain; baddie; the villain's part
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to go through (e.g. a wall); to penetrate; to punch (a hole, pattern, etc.); to stamp out (e.g. a coin); to remove (partitions between rooms); to join (multiple rooms) into one
another thing; exception; special case
to boil strongly; to be excited
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
to harden one's heart; to steel oneself; to be ruthless; to become "it" (in hide-and-seek, etc.)
to telephone; to make a phone call
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
public telephone; pay phone
telephone directory; telephone book; phone book
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
about when; about what time; how soon
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by
to whomever; to anybody at all
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent