skipping school or work (without a good reason); playing truant; playing hooky
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
strenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up; splurge; spending extravagantly (on); treating oneself (to)
carving; engraving; chiselled features
tips of one's hair; hair ends
to be smeared; to be covered
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
(unfolded) thin sheet of paper; 200-character writing paper; paper money; note
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
drawing and manual arts (school subject); arts and crafts
Lindera triloba (species of spicebush)
hard to see; obscure; indistinct; illegible
difficult to approach; inaccessible
whole passage; full text; whole sentence; full paragraph
copperplate engraving; etching
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be dejected; to be exhausted; to be tired out
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
failure is the mother of success
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
rather; sooner; preferably
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
unskilled; incompetent; poor; bad
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
lumping together; putting all together
to go back to the starting point
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to become dim; to become blurred
quadrilateral; quadrangle; tetragon
primary colour; primary color; pure color; unmixed color; original color (of a painting, etc. as opposed to a reproduction)
ruler; measure; measuring stick; standard; criterion; yardstick
compass (for drawing circles, etc.); pair of compasses; (mariner's) compass; length of one's stride; length of one's legs
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten