going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
fear; dread; fright; terror; trepidation; panic
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
tremendous; big; great; terrible
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
transfer student; student changing schools
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
life; living; I; me; student
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
take care of yourself; get well soon
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; uplifting; upbeat
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
attendance; presence; appearance
putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back
schoolgirl; female student
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
being placed one upon another; piling up; superimposition; superposition; excellent; splendid
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid