to summon courage; to be brave
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
attendance; presence; appearance
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
several people; a few people
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
energy conservation; economical use of energy
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
professor; teaching; instruction
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to be found; to be discovered
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
spotless integrity; absolute honesty; uprightness
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with someone's suggestion; to be talked into doing
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
tedious; boring; being fed up with