elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
exhibition hall (room, area)
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
puzzle ring; wire puzzle; exercise where students link crossed hands in a circle and try working together and without letting go
out-of-school; off-campus
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
university student; college student
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
printing type; movable type; printed text; print
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to close in on (30 years of age, etc.); to approach; to get close to
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
recyclable garbage; recyclable waste
to rest one's chin in one's hands
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
cavity; tooth decay; decayed tooth; dental caries
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
star attraction; draw card; crowd puller
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation