one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
15th day of the month; 15 days
being startled; getting a shock
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
to chase; to run after; to pursue
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
both (people); the two of them
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
having a poor endgame; failing at the final stage; missing at the last turn; slacking off at the end
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to summon courage; to be brave
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to hit the nail on the head; to guess exactly right
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
excuse; evasion; dodge; subterfuge; evasive answer
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
each and all; every single one; everybody
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying