slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
head of the student council; president of the student council
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
student in a lower grade; underclassman
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to devise a plan; to work out a plan
swaying (repeatedly, in a large, slow motion)
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to blow off; to be blown off
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
aptitude; aptness; suitability
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE