to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
(clenched) fist; knuckles
to collapse; to flop (onto)
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
discipline; training; teaching manners
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
ignorant of the ways of the world
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
troubled face; worried expression
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
worker; (manual) laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
one's post; place of work; workplace
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
(degree of) seriousness; level of commitment
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; loosely (hanging); limply
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
overreliance on others; excessive babyishness; person who behaves like a spoiled child
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
weak point; unskillfulness
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will