blood alcohol concentration; BAC
deputy manager; acting manager; acting section chief
state of drunkenness; (in a) fuddle
(abbr) Harvard (University)
school record (on a student); transcript (of grades); confidential report
skipping school or work without a good reason; playing truant; playing hooky
meathead; muscle head; person who is obsessed with bodybuilding
Scotch; Scotch whisky; Scotch tweed
intensive care unit; ICU; interface control unit
re-examination; reinvestigation
web; World Wide Web; WWW; Web
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
competitive swimming; swimming race
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
electrocardiogram; ECG; EKG
life and death; life or death
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
death by suffocation; death by choking
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
suitable; satisfactory; desirable
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
establishment; founding; organization; organisation