cut; notch; end; conclusion
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
propelling pencil; mechanical pencil
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
warmly; cordially; with tender care
female friend; woman friend
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
unauthorized; without permission; unapproved; lack of permission; absence of authorization
to make an appeal; to urge
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
several times; once or twice
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
in the morning; during the morning
study camp; overnight field trip; travelling class; class held in a different room (music, science, etc.)
results; record; grades; marks
alphabet; ABCs; the ABCs (of); basics; activity-based costing; ABC
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
application problem; exercises
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
examination (exam) questions; questions for an examination
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
show; exhibition; spectacle
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime