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birth

3

principal's office

8

sidelong glance; short grain (paper)

1

appointment; assignment; promotion

2

still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less

2

to give a warning; to remind (a person) of

1

present condition; existing state; status quo; current state

1

to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal

1

to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)

2

duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention

2

as it is; frankly

1

financial difficulties

4

royalty and titled nobility

5

contribution; donation

3

to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on

1

elite; best; pick; cream of the crop

2

confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)

2

to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet

2

good prospects; full of hope; promising

2

to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize

2

closing a school

1

opinion; view; comment

3

any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever

1

scandal; deplorable event

2

(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character

1

unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom

1

person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)

1

distrust; suspicion

1

pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing

1

-less; lacking; non-existing

2

to say; to speak; to tell; to talk

3

but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just

1

normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type

3

in addition

1

another school; other schools

4

pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting

1

to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do

1

throat

1

hair whorl

1

since when; from when; how long

1

lesson; class work; teaching; instruction

29

inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)

5

study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science

1

(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority

1

provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant

1

locker room; changing room; dressing room

1

to put on (of clothing); (lit.) to put (arms) through sleeves

1

to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order

1

well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable

2

each; every; all

3