choices; alternatives; options
school building; schoolhouse
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
door; gate; opening; title page
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to steal a glance (at); to look furtively (at); to take a peek (at)
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; (lit.) to strangle with floss silk
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees
corridor; hallway; passageway