exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
twelve o'clock; midnight; noon
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to stiffen; to become stiff
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
document; official papers
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
(electric) torch; flashlight
two (long cylindrical things)
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to be found; to be discovered
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
deputy head teacher; vice principal
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
silence; stillness; quietness
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise