two meals; (eating) two meals a day
promoting; increase; advance
feces and urine; excreta; human waste
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
spine; backbone; spinal column
have to do; must; should; ought to
to crawl out of; to creep out of
more than anything; above all else
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
to jar; to creak; to grate
timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable); schedule
school route; street used by students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
searching; rummaging; (arch.) fishing; (arch.) collecting shells
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
passage (of people or vehicles); passing (through); traffic; common usage; widespread use
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
lone wolf; loner; self-reliant person
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to lose one's way; to get lost
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; wasting time; waste of time
arriving at work late as if one were an executive; (lit.) management attendance at work
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
quick-witted; quick to understand
to pile up; to accumulate
excellent answer; clever answer
extensive knowledge; erudition; learned; erudite; well-informed