(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
another time; some other time
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to soothe and humor (humour); to coax
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
moving to new seats; moving to new desks
society; public; community; social studies
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
Parent-Teacher Association; PTA
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
main principle; gist; general plan; guidelines; outline
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to raise one's voice; to shout
first meeting; first interview with
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
starting; engaging; expenses; costs; attack (esp. a corner approach in the game of go); barb
locomotor ataxia; difficulty walking or speaking (due to alcoholism, a stroke, etc.); someone with this problem