to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to be born; to come into the world
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
to talk; to chat; to chatter
one's turn for doing the sweeping (cleaning)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
particularly; only; in the case of
with a friendly grin; smilingly
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
somehow; for some reason or other
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
many; much; plenty; hardly
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
machinery and materials; equipment; materials for manufacturing machinery
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
height (of a person); stature
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will