class meeting; classroom assembly
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
butterfly net; net for catching insects
to be muddy; to be slushy
slope; slanting surface; bevel
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
from the beginning; from scratch
university hospital; teaching hospital
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
treating someone like a child
to take into consideration
hack; untrained; incompetent; useless; quack (doctor)
separate; scattered; apart
independence; self-reliance
illumination; decorative lighting
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
words you can't say on TV or radio; taboo words banned from broadcasts
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
time (for a program, programme); broadcasting hours; air time
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
based on; built on; made from
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
high spirits; gleeful mood
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
to draw on one's experience; to make good use of one's experience; to turn one's experience to good account
store; reserve; stock; savings