circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
class teacher; homeroom teacher; home room teacher; form teacher
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
pronunciation; production of sound
perfect; complete; flawless
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to expose one's faults; to have one's defects exposed; to show oneself up
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
in one's own way or style
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
in a word; to put it briefly; to make a long story short
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
showing one's face in public; facing another person
senior; elder; person older than oneself
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
instead; but (on the other hand)
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook