to talk about someone behind their back; to backbite
too (much); overly; excessively
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
treasurer's report; financial report
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
immediately carrying out (a plan); right away; without delay; immediately
to cut; to slit; to slash
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
head over heels; headlong; head first
(doing something) in tears
since then; from that time; ever since
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
senior group member; leader among peers; (like) one's older brother; big brother
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
this and that; one thing or another
to mark the end; to spell the end
being on duty; person on duty; one's turn
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
preservation of health; hygiene; sanitation; health education (school subject)
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
school nurse; nurse teacher; health teacher
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
to slim down; to lose weight
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
tendency; trend; inclination
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
particularly; only; in the case of
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
to understand from experience
serious; severe; grave; acute
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
mourning; (arch.) calamity; (arch.) misfortune