to squash; to crush; to flatten
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
educational institution; school; academy; campus
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
forcibly; against one's will
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
process; course; mechanism
innermost depths of one's heart
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
to drop; to let fall; to omit
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
separate; scattered; apart
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)