not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
attendance (at school); going to school
2nd day of the month; two days
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
ten; 10; ten years of age
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
practice writing with a brush; study; learning
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
seeing someone off and later welcoming them back; taking someone to and fro
author; writer; novelist; artist
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
surrounding at a distance
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
national; founded and run by the central government
student (esp. a university student)
ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street; populace at large
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
foreign car; imported car; paddle wheel
to arrive (by car, bike, etc.); to drive up to; to draw up at; to get used to riding; to get used to driving
seeing off and meeting on return
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
dignified; austere; imposing