severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to order; to command; to appoint
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
president (of a society); chairman
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
to be silent; to say nothing
single word; a few words; brief comment
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
with a start; with a jump
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
the whole school; all the schools
several sheets (flat objects)
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
silence (not speaking); muteness
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
existence; being; presence
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
but; however; provided that
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
in the background; not standing out
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
unexpectedness; unpredictability; tendency to surprise; element of surprise
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical