but; however; provided that
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
several weeks; a few weeks
same; similar; (just) like; equal
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to become misty; to become hazy
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
after school (at the end of the day)
senior high school; high school
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
preparations for returning (home)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
persistence; single-mindedness
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
the way back; the way home; return trip