polite; respectful; reverent
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
very popular; highly favoured
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to stand on a podium; to teach; to be a teacher
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
all present; all concerned; all of us
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
helper; assistant; help; assistance
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
at first; in the beginning; originally
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
to have a talk; to tell a story
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
unique; peculiar; singular
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
pair; the two; both persons; both things
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to be playful; to gambol; to flirt with; (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
experiment; experimentation
silence; stillness; quietness