proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
corridor; hallway; passageway
speaking voice; talking voice
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
Oedipus complex; sexual attraction to one's mother
someone who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
while; during (the time when)
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
results; record; grades; marks
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse